Novoprokopivka

Not to be confused with Novopokrovka.

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]

Novoprokopivka Новопрокопівка
Village
A church in Novoprokopivka
Novoprokopivka Location of Novoprokopivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Novoprokopivka Novoprokopivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°24′45″N 35°50′11″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
District	Polohy Raion
Hromada	Tokmak urban hromada
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	7,460

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.^[4]

History

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

The village has become a frontline battlefield of the Russo-Ukrainian War during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[5] On 25 August 2023, it was reported by Russian and Ukrainian sources that Ukrainian forces were advancing on the village during their 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive.^[6] On September 24, 2023, it was reported that the Ukrainian soldiers were inside the village; however, their advance stalled at this point and Russian forces succeeded in pushing them out.^[7] As of May 2024, fighting was still ongoing in Robotyne, just north of 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. "Defense Ministry: Ukraine retakes more than 4 square kilometers on southern front over last week". Kyiv Independent. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
5. Lister, Tim; Pennington, Josh; Voitovych, Olga; Chernova, Anna (25 August 2023). "Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
6. "Ukrainians seem to have broken through Russians' first defense line in south – CNN". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
7. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2024". Institute for the Study of War.