Novoprokopivka

Novoprokopivka (Ukrainian: Новопро́копівка) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Tokmak urban hromada, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It had a population of 747 as of 2001.[1]

Not to be confused with Novopokrovka.
Novoprokopivka
Новопро́копівка
Village
A church in Novoprokopivka
A church in Novoprokopivka
Novoprokopivka is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Novoprokopivka
Novoprokopivka
Location of Novoprokopivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Novoprokopivka is located in Ukraine
Novoprokopivka
Novoprokopivka
Novoprokopivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°24′45″N 35°50′11″E
Country Ukraine
ProvinceZaporizhzhia Oblast
DistrictPolohy Raion
HromadaTokmak urban hromada
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total746

Geography

It is located near the watershed of tributaries of the Konka river, which flows roughly northwestward into the Dnieper, and the Molochna river, which flows roughly southwards into the Sea of Azov. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Tokmak,[2] and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Orikhiv.[3] It is a few kilometres south of Robotyne.

History

It was founded in the mid-19th century as Vershyna (Ukrainian: Вершина) by settlers from Mala Tokmachka.[2] It gained its current name in 1882.[2]

It has become a frontline village during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] On 25 August 2023, it was reported by Russian and Ukrainian sources that Ukrainian forces were advancing on the village.[5] On September 24, 2023, it was reported that the Ukrainian soldiers are already inside the village. Heavy fighting is ongoing in Novoprokopivka.

References
  1. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "Новопрокопівка, Токмацький Район, Запорізька Область" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. Mappes, Grace; Bailey, Riley; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Frederick W. (20 August 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. Lister, Tim; Pennington, Josh; Voitovych, Olga; Chernova, Anna (2023-08-25). "Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines". Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. "Ukrainians seem to have broken through Russians' first defence line in south – CNN". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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