Nova Kakhovka

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Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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instanceOf city
administrativeCenterOf Nova Kakhovka urban hromada NERFINISHED
affectedBy ecological consequences of Kakhovka Reservoir drainage
associatedWithEvent destruction of Kakhovka Dam
coordinatesApprox 46.75°N 33.37°E
country Ukraine
economyIncludes energy sector
food processing
irrigated agriculture
foundedAs workers’ settlement for Kakhovka HPP construction
foundedIn 1952
hasAreaCode +380 5549
hasClimate temperate continental
hasCulturalFeature Soviet-era urban planning
monuments from Soviet period
hasFunction hydropower production hub (historically)
regional industrial center (historically)
hasGeopoliticalStatus territory internationally recognized as part of Ukraine
hasHydroelectricInfrastructure Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure Kakhovka Canal NERFINISHED
hasMilitarySignificance control of Dnipro River crossing
control of Kakhovka HPP
hasNearbyFeature Kakhovka Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasNearbyInfrastructure irrigation networks fed by Kakhovka Reservoir
hasPopulationTrend population decline after 2022 invasion
hasPostalCodePrefix 74900
hasStatus city of oblast significance (historically)
hasTransport road connections to Kherson and Melitopol
historicalContext built as part of post-World War II Soviet industrialization
knownFor Kakhovka Reservoir dam NERFINISHED
Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure
languageMajority Ukrainian
languageWidelySpoken Russian
locatedEastOf Kherson NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southern Ukraine NERFINISHED
locatedNearFrontline Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Dnipro River NERFINISHED
occupationBegan 2022
partOf Kherson Raion NERFINISHED
suffered extensive infrastructure damage during Russian invasion of Ukraine
severe flooding in 2023
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
wasOccupiedBy Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED

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destruction of Kakhovka Dam affects Nova Kakhovka
Kherson Oblast contains Nova Kakhovka
Kakhovka Reservoir locatedNearCity Nova Kakhovka