Zarichne (), formerly known as Hvardiiske (), is a

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. It is part of

Samar Raion Samar Raion (), until 2024 known as Novomoskovsk Raion (), is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Samar, Ukraine, Samar. Population: On 18 July 202 ...

. Zarichne is located on the left bank of the Samara River, about upstream from Cherkaske. It belongs to Cherkaske settlement hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population: According to the 2001 census, population was 5,199. Zarichne is better known for housing the

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(since summer of 2002) and originally was established in 1957 as a military base for the

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. The town was named for the

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of the unit. Until 26 January 2024, Hvardiiske was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Hvardiiske became a rural settlement. On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Hvardiiske to Zarichne.

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