Komysh-Zoria Explained

Komysh-Zoria
Native Name:Комиш-Зоря
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zaporizhzhia Oblast##Location in Ukraine
Coordinates:47.3264°N 36.6925°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Polohy Raion
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2090
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Komysh-Zoria settlement hromada

Komysh-Zoria (Ukrainian: Комиш-Зоря; Russian: Камыш-Заря|Kamysh-Zarya) is a rural settlement in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located in the steppe between Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol. Komish-Zoria hosts the administration of Komysh-Zoria settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:

History

On 25 October 2015, Komysh-Zoria became the center of the newly formed Komysh-Zoria settlement hromada, originally an amalgamated hromada of Ukraine formed through the voluntary mergers of local rural and urban councils.

Until 18 July 2020, Komysh-Zoria belonged to Bilmak Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Bilmak Raion was merged into Polohy Raion.[2] [3]

On 18 November 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was reported by Ukrainian news outlets that Russian forces had murdered a family in Komysh-Zoria, citing law enforcement officials and Ukrainian security services. One source blamed the murders on militants of the Donetsk People's Republic and soldiers from Ossetia.[4]

Economy

Transportation

Komysh-Zoria is a railway junction, with lines running north-west to Polohy and on to Zaporizhzhia city, west to Tokmak and then south to Melitopol, and north-east to Volnovakha and on to Donetsk and Mariupol. Komysh-Zoria railway station has some passenger traffic.

The settlement has access to Highway H08 connecting Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Камыш-Зорянская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  4. News: 2022-12-02 . Russian War Report: Russian Telegram channel spreads digitally modified photo of Poland’s prime minister . en-US . 2023-10-24.