Mariupol
Sign in to saveMariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. In January 2022, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the country and the second-largest city in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 425,681; in August 2023, Ukrainian authorities estimated the population of Mariupol at approximately 120,000.
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Mariupol is a major Ukrainian city located in eastern Ukraine on the Sea of Azov, which before 2022 was the country's tenth-largest city with over 425,000 residents. The dramatic drop in its population to around 120,000 by 2023 reflects the severe impact of the Russian invasion that began in early 2022.
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- Mariupol
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- City
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- (May 2023, after 2022 Russian siege and attacks) before this, the January 2022 estimate was 425,681
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- 120,000 (per Ukraine)
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- Russian Empire and Soviet Union
- World War II
- {{anchor|Since 2014}} Russo-Ukrainian War
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- 2022 Russian siege
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Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. In January 2022, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the country and the second-largest city in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 425,681; in August 2023, Ukrainian authorities estimated the population of Mariupol at approximately 120,000.
Historically, the city was a centre for trade and manufacturing, and played a key role in the development of higher education and many businesses and also served as a coastal resort on the Sea of Azov. In 1948, it was renamed Zhdanov () after Andrei Zhdanov, a native of the city who had become a high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and a close ally to Joseph Stalin. The name was part of a larger effort to rename cities after high-ranking political figures in the Soviet Union. The historic name was restored in 1989.
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