Dniprorudne

Dniprorudne Дніпрорудне
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
Flag Coat of arms
Dniprorudne Location of Dniprorudne Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Dniprorudne Dniprorudne (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°23′10.8″N 34°59′49.3″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Vasylivka Raion
Hromada	Dniprorudne urban hromada
Founded	1961
Incorporated	1970
Government
• Mayor	Mykola Pastushenko (de facto)[1]
Area
• Total	7.784 km^2 (3.005 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	17,736
Postal code	71630
Area code	+380 6175
Climate	Dfa
Website	[1]

Dniprorudne (Ukrainian: Дніпрорудне, pronounced [d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iproˈrudne]) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 17,736 (2022 estimate).^[2]

History

Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.^[3][4]

During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army.^[5] On 13 March 2022 the Ukrainian government accused the Russian military of abducting Dniprorudne's mayor Yevhen Matvieyev, who protested along local residents against the Russian occupation of the city, including participating in a 27 February protest preventing Russian tanks from entering the town.^[6][7] On 4 December 2024, the Ukrainian government reported that he died in Russian captivity, having been tortured, and that his body had been returned to Ukraine.^[8]

Demographics

The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.^[9][4] As of the 2001, the city had a population of 21,271. The majority of the population are Ukrainians, while Russians form the biggest minority. The town is almost equally Russo and Ukrainophone.^[10][11]

Ethnic groups in Dniprorudne percent Ukrainians   60.82% Russians   36.64% Belarusians   0.74% Armenians   0.31% Bulgarians   0.21% Tatars   0.21% Germans   0.16% Azerbaijanis   0.08%

Native languages in Dniprorudne Languages percent Russian   53.5% Ukrainian   45.9% Armenian   0.2% Belarusian   0.1% others   0.2%

Transport

The city has an inland port.^[3]

Gallery

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  Church of the Dormition
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  Central alley
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  Bus station
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  Recreation centre
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  Industrial college

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
4. Днепрорудное // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.399
5. War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor, BBC News (13 March 2022)
6. Olga Okhrimenko (2022-03-13). "Окупанти викрали мера міста Дніпрорудного". Fakty i Kommentarii (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
7. "На Запоріжжі мер із містянами зупинили російський танк (відео)". 27 February 2022.
8. "Ukrainian Mayor Tortured to Death in Russian Captivity". UNITED24 Media. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
10. "Національний склад міст".
11. "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".