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is a regional and district center in the South-Eastern part of Ukraine. Its population is over 1 million people. The city spreads over the both banks of the Dnieper /Dnipro/ River on the area of 400 sq. km. The city was founded in 1776 by order of Prince Potiomkin on the site of the Cossack free village of Polovytsia, which came into being in the 1740's.
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Zaporizhia
Zaporizhia is a regional city and a river port on the Dnieper. The population of the city is over 900,000. Zaporizhia came into being in 1770 when a fortress was build here during the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-74. The fortress was named Oleksandrivs'ka after the commander of the First Russian army Oleksandr Golitsyn /1718-83/. I n 1906-1921 the city had the name of Oleksandrivsk.
Zaporizhia is a regional city and a river port on the Dnieper. The population of the city is over 900,000. Zaporizhia came into being in 1770 when a fortress was build here during the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-74. The fortress was named Oleksandrivs'ka after the commander of the First Russian army Oleksandr Golitsyn /1718-83/. I n 1906-1921 the city had the name of Oleksandrivsk.
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US aid for Russian scientists going to research groups linked to Iran nuclear program
A US program to keep Russian weapons from providing nuclear expertise to terrorists has been financing Russian research institutes that separately have been helping Iran build its new nuclear power reactor, a congressional committee has learned.