Chuhuiv, Ukraine with Ukrainian flag T-Shirt

Chuhuiv (Ukrainian: Чугýїв, Chuhuyiv, Russian: Чугу́ев, Chuguyev, translit. Chuguev) is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Chuhuiv serves as the administrative center of the Chuhuivskyi Raion. At the beginning of the 19th century Chuguyiv became the center of the eight districts of military settlements, one of which was known as Malinovka. The city received its name from Chuguyiv Chuguevsky mound. The name probably derives from the Tatar word "Chuga", which means narrow Captan with short sleeves. The territory of present and called Chugueva Chugoy, which meant that there are people who are Chuguyiv. The area where the beginning of the 17th century the city was founded Chuguyiv to the 13th century belonged to the ancient Russian principalities of Pereyaslav and Chernigov. In the 16th century, Moscow documents mention Chuguyivske mound as a monument to the city, which existed even before the Mongol devastation of Russia. The city is most famous for being home of a major Soviet Air Force base and a military pilot's academy. There is currently a Ukrainian Air Force base in the city. Generally, the city has been an important military point since Cossack times. There was a Soviet Red Army Artillery School (a military academy) in Chuhuyiv before World War II.