Dniprorudne is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is

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.

Transport

The city has an inland port.

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