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Dniprorudne

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Dniprorudne
Дніпрорудне
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
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CountryFile:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionVasylivka Raion
HromadaDniprorudne urban hromada
Founded1961
Incorporated1970
Government
 • MayorMykola Pastushenko (de facto)[1]
Area
 • Total
7.784 km2 (3.005 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
17,736
Postal code
71630
Area code+380 6175
ClimateDfa

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

History

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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

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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

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The city has an inland port.[3]

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References

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  3. ^ a b Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
  4. ^ a b 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)
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  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
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