Dniprorudne

Template:Short description Template:Expand Ukrainian Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Dniprorudne (Template:Langx, ) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is Template:Ua-pop-est2022

History

Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.

During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army. 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. 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.

Demographics

The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989. 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.

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.

Gallery

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