Dniprorudne ( uk, Дніпрору́дне, ; russian: Днепрорудное) is a city in
Vasylivka Raion
Vasylivka Raion ( uk, Василівський район) is one of the five raions ( districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the town of Vasylivka
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of
Zaporizhzhia Oblast,
Ukraine. The population is
History
Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.
[Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.][Днепрорудное // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.399]
During the first weeks of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
the city was captured by the
Russian army
The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �В Sukhoputnyye voyska V, also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Gro ...
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On 13 March 2022 the
Ukrainian government accused the Russian military of abducting Dniprorudne's mayor Yevhen Matvieyev.
Demographics
The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
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Transport
The city has an inland port.
Gallery
2011 - panoramio (269).jpg, Church of the Dormition
Центральная аллея - panoramio (1).jpg, Central alley
Dniprorudne Bus Station.JPG, Bus station
База Горняк.jpg, Recreation centre
Индустриальный техникум - panoramio (1).jpg, Industrial college
References
Cities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Populated places on the Dnieper in Ukraine
Populated places of Kakhovka Reservoir
1961 establishments in the Soviet Union
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