Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine

16 August 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Zaporizhzhia Musical and Drama Theatre © Nataliya Shestakova/cc-by-sa-4.0

Zaporizhzhia Musical and Drama Theatre © Nataliya Shestakova/cc-by-sa-4.0

Zaporizhzhia, until 1921 known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052 (2022 estimate).   read more…

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Kherson in Ukraine

14 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Kherson is a port city in Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major shipbuilding industry and is a regional economic centre. It had a population of 280.000 in 2022. At the beginning of 2023, the remaining population was estimated at around 40,000 people.   read more…

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