Dniprorudne (, ; ) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is
History
Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.
[Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.][Днепрорудное // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.399]
During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army.[ War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor, BBC News (13 March 2022)] 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.
Demographics
The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.
[ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу]
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.
Transport
The city has an
inland port.
Gallery
2011 - panoramio (269).jpg|Church of the Dormition
Центральная аллея - panoramio (1).jpg|Central alley
Dniprorudne Bus Station.JPG|Bus station
База Горняк.jpg|Recreation centre
Индустриальный техникум - panoramio (1).jpg|Industrial college
