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Novodniprovka

Coordinates: 47°24′24″N 34°45′48″E / 47.40667°N 34.76333°E / 47.40667; 34.76333
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Novodniprovka
Новодніпровка
Novodniprovka is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Novodniprovka
Novodniprovka
Novodniprovka is located in Ukraine
Novodniprovka
Novodniprovka
Coordinates: 47°24′24″N 34°45′48″E / 47.40667°N 34.76333°E / 47.40667; 34.76333
Country Ukraine
Population
 • Total1,640
Area code+380-71331
ClimateDfa

Novodniprovka (Ukrainian: Новодніпровка) is a village Vasylivka Raion in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine that has a population of 1,640. The village is within 5 miles of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

An attempt for a Polish migrant to retrieve her 12-year-old son living in Novodniprovka was unsuccessful in early March 2022 and chronicled by a Wall Street Journal reporter.[1]

History

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The area was settled by the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 1740s. On 7 March 2022, the nearby town of Vasylika was captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "'There Is No Fear': A Ukrainian Mother Risks All to Retrieve Her Son". WSJ. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia". Baltic News Network. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.