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Zaporizhzhia

City of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia is a city located in the southeastern part of Ukraine on both banks of the Dnipro River. The city's area is 331 square kilometers, and its population as of January 1, 2022, was 710,052 people. The city is the administrative, industrial, and cultural center of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The history of Zaporizhzhia dates back to ancient settlements on Khortytsia Island, and its modern formation began with the founding of the Oleksandrivsk fortress in 1770. The city became a key industrial center of Ukraine thanks to the construction of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant and related enterprises.
1770
The Oleksandrivsk fortress was founded, marking the beginning of the modern city
1927
Construction of the Dnipro HPP began, which became a symbol of industrialization
1960
The Zaporizhzhia Automobile Plant produced its first car
2005
National tourist routes were developed, including "Khortytsia: A Look Through the Ages."
2021
The "Great Restoration" of the Museum of the History of Zaporizhzhian Cossacks and Khortytsia Island began
2024
The city became a leader in the Transparency Rating, showing the largest increase among communities
2024
In the autumn, the cultural festival "GOGOLFEST" took place for the first time during the full-scale war
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In Ukraine was recommended to prepare places of mass recreation on the water, with the ban in 7 regions

The Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations extended the ban on visiting places of mass recreation on water bodies in several regions of Ukraine due to martial law.

Society • March 13, 03:49 PM • 36013 views
Ukrainian schoolchildren from the occupied territories are being taken to russia for drone training - National Resistance Center

russia forcibly deports Ukrainian teenagers from the occupied territories to the Krasnodar Territory for training in drone operations and indoctrination into the "youth army.

Society • March 13, 03:03 PM • 29577 views
Russians attack Zaporizhzhya region over 400 times in 24 hours: two wounded

During the day, Russians fired 405 times at 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, wounding two elderly women in Gulyaypol.

War in Ukraine • March 13, 06:37 AM • 24936 views
The 17th rotation of the IAEA mission at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP took place

The 17th regular rotation of the IAEA mission took place at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on March 12, 2024.

War in Ukraine • March 13, 01:17 AM • 28260 views
General Staff: Russians intensify offensive in Avdiivka sector

Russian occupants intensified their offensive in the Avdiivka sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 22 attacks over the last day, and a total of 78 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front on Tuesday.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 07:18 PM • 32467 views
Dragon's teeth, anti-tank ditches and strongholds are being built: Syniehubov on the construction of fortifications in Kharkiv region

Ukraine is building large-scale fortifications in the Kharkiv region, including dragon's teeth, anti-tank ditches, strongholds and dugouts, where more than 500 construction workers and 200 pieces of equipment are working around the clock under constant enemy fire.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 06:54 PM • 28452 views
About 60 incidents in a week: Tavriya sector spokesman says enemy continues to drop chemical munitions from drones

Russian troops used the chemical agent chloropicrin about 60 times over the past week, with 5 such incidents recorded in the Zaporizhzhia sector over the past day.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 02:37 PM • 23441 views
Prices in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia have risen sharply due to the occupiers - National Resistance Center

Prices for essential goods are rising, and salaries for local residents of the russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region are delayed for up to two months due to unemployment.

Society • March 12, 02:31 PM • 23443 views
No formation of enemy "shock fists" in Tavria sector - spokesman

Russian troops are not forming a "striking fist" for a serious breakthrough in the Tauride direction, and the enemy's numbers remain relatively stable despite rotations and reinforcements.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 02:18 PM • 26281 views
Fedorov: today it was noisy in Tokmak and Berdiansk near the airfield where the enemy is amassing equipment and ammunition

The explosion occurred near an airfield in occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, where Russian troops are amassing military equipment and ammunition, the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 01:52 PM • 26548 views
Mayor of Tulchyn to be tried in Vinnytsia region for UAH 3 million fraud

The mayor of Tulchyn faces up to 6 years in prison for land fraud worth $3 million related to the illegal lease of municipal land to a sugar plant.

Politics • March 12, 10:17 AM • 26871 views
Traitor attempted to poison Ukrainian Armed Forces command in Zaporizhzhia: detained

The Security Service of Ukraine detained an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service, a current Ukrainian serviceman, who tried to fatally poison commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region by adding a poisonous substance to the water supply.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 09:44 AM • 25563 views
One man killed and another wounded in Zaporizhzhia region as a result of Russian attacks

A 45-year-old man was killed and a 60-year-old man was wounded as a result of hostile shelling near Novooleynivka, Zaporizhzhya district.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 06:42 AM • 25429 views
Air Force warns of ballistic missile threat in eastern Ukraine

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns of a potential threat of ballistic missiles in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipro regions.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 05:43 AM • 49611 views
Air Force warns of ballistic missile threat in eastern Ukraine

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the potential threat of ballistic missiles in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Donetsk regions.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 11:39 PM • 27520 views
General Staff: Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 54 Russian attacks along the entire frontline, including 18 in the Novopavlivka sector

Ukrainian troops repelled 54 Russian attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine, with intense fighting in the Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, and Orikhivsk sectors, despite Russian air strikes and rocket attacks.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 05:54 PM • 27169 views
Zaporizhzhia sector: Ukrainian Armed Forces show how HIMARS hits enemy electronic warfare systems

The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed Russia's latest electronic warfare system "PALANTYN" in the Zaporizhzhia sector with HIMARS missiles after reconnaissance UAVs tracked and transmitted its coordinates.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 05:31 PM • 27614 views
Man injured as a result of enemy drone attack in Kherson region

A 68-year-old resident of the village of Zmiivka, Kherson region, was wounded as a result of shelling from a Russian drone.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 03:56 PM • 28651 views
They tried to break through to Moldova: two men with a ladder were "storming" the anti-transportation ditch, they were detained with shots fired

Two men from Zaporizhzhia region were detained at the state border while attempting to illegally cross the border with the Transnistrian region of Moldova using a telescopic ladder to overcome an anti-transportation ditch, and were charged with administrative charges.

Society • March 11, 02:53 PM • 24708 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy russian Buk missile system in Zaporizhzhia sector - Tarnavskyi

In the Tauride sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 45 russian attacks, destroyed 47 units of russian military equipment, including 1 tank, 10 armored combat vehicles, 8 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, 1 ATGM, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21 vehicles, and eliminated 392 russian occupants.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 01:38 PM • 20956 views
Russian army struck twice in Zaporizhzhia district, explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia - RMA

Enemy strikes were carried out in Zaporizhzhya region, casualties and damage are still being assessed.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 10:50 AM • 37603 views
Explosions occurred in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia - media

The explosions occurred in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia during an air raid alert and a ballistic missile threat.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 10:36 AM • 105154 views
Electricity surplus led to restriction of production from renewable sources - Ministry of Energy

Due to favorable weather conditions and excessive production of electricity at solar power plants in Ukraine, renewable electricity generation has been limited, and no shortage of electricity is expected.

Society • March 11, 08:37 AM • 29194 views
The enemy struck 225 times at 9 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia over the last day

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops conducted 225 attacks on 9 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, using aircraft, MLRS and drones, which resulted in the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure, but no civilian casualties.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 05:28 AM • 29621 views
Head of UGCC in New York reacts to Pope's words about "white flag"

The head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, firmly stated that no one in Ukraine even thinks about surrendering despite the ongoing hostilities, emphasizing Ukraine's determination to stand up and resist the russian invasion.

Politics • March 10, 01:05 PM • 45216 views
Three people killed in 24 hours: bodies of victims of night shelling removed from rubble in Donetsk region

In Donetsk region, rescuers pulled the bodies of two people from the rubble of a house in Dobropillya that was shelled by russians at night.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 11:19 AM • 38688 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy a russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system in Tarnavske sector

Ukrainian troops destroyed over 300 russian occupants and 65 pieces of military equipment in the Tavriya sector over the last day, including 12 tanks, 17 armored vehicles, 5 artillery systems and 1 multiple rocket launcher system, said Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 11:05 AM • 38387 views
The enemy has begun to use chemical weapons discharges more often

Over the past week, russians threw grenades with poisonous asphyxiating and tear gas about 50 times in the Zaporizhzhia sector.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 10:32 AM • 35104 views
British Intelligence: Ukraine accelerates construction of defense lines in different parts of the frontline

Ukraine is accelerating the construction of defensive positions, such as anti-tank barriers, trenches, minefields, and strongholds on several frontline areas to reduce the ability of Russian troops to advance and inflict heavy losses in any breakthrough attempts.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 10:15 AM • 33601 views
Missile attack on Myrnohrad: number of wounded rises to 11

At least 11 people, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack on Myrnohrad in Donetsk region.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 10:03 AM • 41483 views