title: Rykove
text: # Rykove
  
  Rykove (Ukrainian: Рикове; Russian: Рыково), previously known as Partyzany (Ukrainian: Партизани) until 2016, is an urban-type settlement in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of 3,487 (2022 est.).
  
  ## Naming
  
  On 19 May, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the decision to rename Partyzany to Rykove according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
  
  ## Economy
  
  ### Transportation
  
  Rykove is located on the railway line connecting Melitopol with Novooleksiivka and which continues further to Dzhankoi; however, after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, all traffic to Crimea has been suspended. It is also on the M18 highway, connecting Kharkiv via Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Melitopol with Crimea.
  
  