Zaporizhzhya region

Zaporizhzhya region is a constituent entity of the Russian Federation located in the south-west of the country. The name of the subject is given in accordance with the Federal Constitutional Law of October 4, 2022 No. 7-FKZ "On the Adoption of the Zaporizhzhya Region in the Russian Federation and the Formation of a New Subject in the Russian Federation - Zaporizhzhya Region." On September 30, 2022, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, at the signing ceremony of the agreement on the acceptance of the Zaporizhzhya region into the Russian Federation, a rectangular panel with an aspect ratio of 2:3 was used as the flag of the Zaporizhzhya region, consisting of two horizontal stripes: upper green, lower red/raspberry; in the center of the banner is the coat of arms of the Zaporozhye region (since May 2022, the historical coat of arms of the city of Zaporozhye approved in 1811 is used as a regional symbol).

The boundaries of the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region are determined by the boundaries of the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region, which existed on the day of its adoption in the Russian Federation and the formation of a new entity within the Russian Federation.

Health care

Main article: Healthcare in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

2024: 1.4 billion rubles allocated for the creation of a single digital health care circuit in the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions

In 2025-2027, a total of 1.4 billion rubles are allocated for the creation of a single digital health care circuit in medical organizations of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. The corresponding expenses are provided for by the law of November 30, 2024 "On the federal budget for 2025 and for the planning period 2026 and 2027." Read more here.

2023: Mishustin allocated 1 billion rubles for the creation of field hospitals in the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions

In March 2023, the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order to allocate more than 1 billion rubles to ensure the work of field teams and field multifunctional hospitals that will provide medical care in,, and LPR DPR Zaporozhskaya Hersonskaya regions. More. here

Power

• Zaporizhzhya NPP

Digitalization

2025: The Ministry of Digital Industry of the Russian Federation allocated ₽3,4 billion for computers for government agencies in the DPR, LPR, Ministry of Digital Development and Kherson regions

On January 24, 2025, it became known that the Ministry of Digital Development Russia will allocate ₽3,4 billion by 2027 to automated jobs for authorities state and municipal authorities in the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, of which ₽2,1 billion will be allocated in 2025. More. here

2024: ₽4,9 billion allocated for digitalization of public services in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions

On October 7, 2024, it became known about the allocation of ₽4,9 billion for the digitalization of public services and the creation of Regional Management Centers (SDGs) in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions. The funds will be used to implement projects from 2023 to 2027. Read more here

Communication

2024

Installation of 993 new base stations

The number of base stations of cellular communication in the Zaporizhzhya region in 2024 increased by 993, reaching 2973, which allowed expanding mobile coverage to 88% of the territory. This became known in early February 2025. According to the Ministry of Digital Development, Mass Communications and Communications of the region, the number of public services available in electronic format also doubled - from 35 to 71.

According to D-Russia, telecom operators have implemented a program to equip base stations with batteries with extended service life and diesel generators, which has increased their autonomy. Specialized repair services are engaged in the restoration of damaged infrastructure. Among the main difficulties affecting the stability of mobile communications, power supply failures, electronic interference and targeted attacks on communication facilities were noted. The ministry announced the development of measures to protect equipment, the implementation of which is scheduled for 2025.

1000 new base stations and doubling the number of electronic public services

According to the publication, by the end of 2024, 1625 socially significant objects were provided with broadband Internet. During the year, 435 institutions were connected, including schools, medical organizations and state institutions. The regional authorities agreed with the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia to extend the free connection program and provide the Internet to social facilities in 2025. It is also reported about the creation of the Association of Internet Providers of the Zaporizhzhya Region, which will coordinate the work of operators and improve the quality of services provided.

In 2024, the program of modernization of broadcasting was completed. The digital signal covers 91% of the region, broadcasting is available in 94% of the territory. Within the framework of the federal program, residents of the region were provided with 24.2 thousand sets of satellite equipment. Since the start of the project in 2023, the total number of connections has reached 42.8 thousand. In some municipalities, such as Mikhailovsky District, the number of installed kits has increased by more than 11 times.^[1]

Almost 1 thousand new base stations per year and quick recovery of damaged equipment. How mobile communications are developing in the Zaporizhzhya region

In early December 2024, it became known that mobile operators completed the construction of 989 base stations in the Zaporizhzhya region. The total number of base stations in the region reached 2,969. This was announced by the Minister of Digital Development, Mass Communications and Communications of the region Grigory Prokhvatilov.

As the minister explained, the main task for 2024 was to eliminate the problems of cellular communications in hard-to-reach and remote settlements, where the signal was either weak or absent at all. The new base stations provided stable mobile and Internet coverage in such areas, an important step in the development of digital infrastructure.

During the year, almost 1000 new base stations were installed in the Zaporizhzhya region, and damaged equipment is restored in a short time. How is mobile communication developing in the region?

According to TASS, in addition to the construction of new stations, a large-scale modernization of existing equipment is being carried out in the region. Earlier in the Zaporizhzhya region, base stations on the ZTE brand platform were used. In 2024, operators began the process of switching to modern systems that allow improving network manageability, providing remote monitoring and automatic troubleshooting without the need for physical departure of specialists to the site. Among the new equipment, both domestic developments and Chinese solutions adapted to local conditions are used.

Modernization allows you to automatically rebuild the network if necessary, which is especially important for ensuring the reliability of communication in conditions of complex logistics in the region, - said Grigory Prokhvatilov.

At the beginning of 2024, there were more than 2,200 base stations in the region. As part of the implementation of the new construction plan, it was planned to build another 298 stations, of which 110 have already been completed to date. The remaining facilities are under active construction. All work is under the constant control of the Ministry of Digital Development, Mass Communications and Communications of the Zaporizhzhya Region.^[2][3]

2023

The Ministry of Digital Development told about how communication is developing in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions

On September 7, 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development told about how communication is developing in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions. According to the head of the department Maksut Shadayev, more than 1.8 thousand base stations have been deployed in new regions. By the end of 2023, this figure should grow to 2558 units, and by the beginning of March 2024 - to exceed 2.7 thousand pieces of equipment. Read more here.

The creation of a single mobile operator entrusted to the Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development

On February 10, 2023, it became known about the instructions given by the Government of the Russian Federation to create a single mobile operator in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, in the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. The implementation of the project will be carried out by the Ministry of Digital Development, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Read more here.

2022

Mishustin allocated Rosreestra 470.5 million rubles for the creation of ICT infrastructure in the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions

The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) has allocated 470.5 million rubles for the creation of information and communication infrastructure in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The corresponding order, signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published in December 2022. Read more here.

National roaming launched in DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions

In November 2022, the Russian operators VimpelCom, Megafon and Tele2 agreed to launch national roaming (the ability to use the network of another mobile operator within the same country) on the territory of the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. As for MTS, this company will introduce a similar service in these regions by the end of 2022. Read more here.

The only provider for connecting socially significant objects to the Internet in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions has been identified

In December 2022, it became known that the Russian mobile operator Mirtelecom was determined by the sole executor of services for connecting socially significant objects (SZO) to the Internet in the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. Read more here.

History

2024: How large IT companies in Russia master the markets of the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions - TA opinions

New regions are less mastered by Russian IT companies, and in general, during the SVO period, the level of digitalization has sagged here. The Russian government has taken a course towards reducing the backlog in new territories in the level of development of digital technologies and services, so for about two years ready-made IT solutions and digital services have been actively introduced here. Large IT companies are gradually entering the markets, and Zaporizhzhya DPR LPR Hersonskaya regions. The editors TAdviser dealt with this topic in September 2024. More. here

2023

Receiving billions of rubles from the state budget of the Russian Federation

both Donetsk Luganskaya People's Republics Zaporozhskaya Hersonskaya and regions received about 513 billion rubles gratuitous revenues from the federal budget in 2023. This is evidenced by the agency's data ACRE published in January 2024. For calculations, analysts took advantage of the latest available data from the "" system for Electronic budget December 28, 2023. More. here

FEZ creation approved

On June 20, 2023, the State Duma adopted in the third (final reading) a bill on the creation of a free economic zone (FEZ) in the territories of Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, as well as Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The next day, this initiative was approved by the Federation Council. Read more here.

Kakhov reservoir disappeared after the explosion of the APU dam to organize the offensive

New satellite images in June 2023 show that the Kakhov reservoir has practically disappeared.

The Ukrainian front has become 200 km longer. The drying up of the Kakhovsky reservoir led to a sharp change in the strategic situation in the armed conflict south of Ukraine.

Russia has built the most powerful defense line in the world according to the "three-line system" with different levels of fortifications - The Telegraph

The new satellite images in June 2023 show the complex network of Russian defense that has been built over the past six months: many minefields, anti-tank ditches and trenches, the length of which in some directions can exceed 30 km.

British intelligence described the Russian efforts to strengthen its position as "one of the largest systems of military defensive structures that they have never seen."

It is noted that Ukraine at the beginning of the war did not have fortifications in the South and closely similar to what the Russians did.

The preparation of Kyiv for the offensive lasted more than 6 months, 12 new offensive brigades were formed, including 9 trained and armed by NATO forces. But it was this time that allowed Russia to actively strengthen its positions in those regions that are likely to become the object of attack from Kyiv.

Telegraph emphasizes that these fortifications are located almost along the entire front line, including the Zaporizhzhya direction.

FPV drone production center launched in Zaporizhzhya region

Zaporizhzhya region The FPV-drone production center (first-person view, "first-person view") "Wings of Victory" was launched, Vladimir Russia Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the Zaporizhzhya Region Administration, said on May 10, 2023. According to him, the center also trains operators to work with. UAV Read more. here

2022

Creation of a Fund for 1.5 billion rubles for the development of industry

At the end of December 2022, it became known about the creation of the Industrial Development Fund of the Zaporizhzhya Region, for which 1.5 billion rubles were allocated from the federal budget of Russia. Read more here.

Map: borders of territories of new constituent entities of the Russian Federation

Russia recognizes independence of Zaporizhzhya region after referendum

1237: Polovtsy

530 BC: Scythians

640 BC: Scythians

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