Dniprorudne
Дніпрорудне
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
Flag of Dniprorudne
Flag
Coat of arms of Dniprorudne
Coat of arms
Dniprorudne is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne
Location of Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne is located in Ukraine
Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°23′10.8″N 34°59′49.3″E / 47.386333°N 34.997028°E / 47.386333; 34.997028
Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Vasylivka Raion
Founded1961
Incorporated1970
Government
 • MayorYevhen Matvieyev (de jure; detained by Russian military)[1]
Mykola Pastushenko (de facto)[2]
Area
 • Total7.784 km2 (3.005 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total17,736
Postal code
71630
Area code+380 6175
ClimateDfa
Website

Dniprorudne (Ukrainian: Дніпрору́дне, pronounced [d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iproˈrudne]) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 17,736 (2022 estimate).[3]

History

Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.[4][5]

During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army.[1] On 13 March 2022 the Ukrainian government accused the Russian military of abducting Dniprorudne's mayor Yevhen Matvieyev.[1]

Demographics

The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.[6][5]

Transport

The city has an inland port.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor, BBC News (13 March 2022)
  2. ↑ Fedorov, Ivan (14 March 2023). "Mykola Pastushenko, a traitor to Ukraine and at the same time a "colleague" of the Gauleiter of the Zaporizhia region Yevgeny Balytskyi, will go behind bars for 10 years". Telegram. Retrieved 16 March 2023. Instead of a legitimate mayor, the occupiers installed Mykola Pastushenko as a puppet of the Kremlin.
  3. ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
  5. 1 2 Днепрорудное // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.399
  6. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
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