The calculated distance (air line) between Chelyabinsk and Uvel’skiy is approximately 49 miles respectively 79 kilometers.
By car or train, the actual journey to Uvel’skiy is certainly longer, as only the direct route (as the crow flies) between Chelyabinsk and Uvel’skiy has been calculated here.
Air line (approximately)
79 kilometers
43 nautical miles