It is located near the watershed of tributaries of the Konka river, which flows roughly northwestward into the Dnieper, and the Molochna river, which flows roughly southwards into the Sea of Azov. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Tokmak,[2] and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Orikhiv.[3] It is a few kilometres south of Robotyne.[4]
History
Novoprokopivka was founded in the mid-19th century under the Russian Empire as Vershyna (Ukrainian: Вершина) by settlers from Mala Tokmachka.[2] It gained its current name in 1882.[2]
The village has become a frontline battlefield of the Russo-Ukrainian War during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] On 25 August 2023, it was reported by Russian and Ukrainian sources that Ukrainian forces were advancing on the village during their 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive.[6] On September 24, 2023, it was reported that the Ukrainian soldiers were inside the village; however, their advance stalled at this point and Russian forces succeeded in pushing them out.[7] As of May 2024, fighting was still ongoing in Robotyne, just north of Novoprokopivka.
