Stepnohirsk
{{short description|Rural locality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Stepnohirsk
| native_name = Степногірськ
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Rural settlement
| image_skyline = Stepnohirsk view.jpg
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast#Ukraine
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Zaporizhzhia Oblast##Location in Ukraine
| coordinates = {{coord|47|35|14|N|35|21|17|E|display=title|region:UA_type:city}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ukraine
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = Zaporizhzhia Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Vasylivka Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Stepnohirsk settlement hromada
| unit_pref = Metric
| population_total = 4294
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
}}
Stepnohirsk ({{langx|uk|Степногірськ}}; {{langx|ru|Степногорск}}) is a rural settlement in Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. The settlement is located on the left bank of the Dnieper, dammed here and forming Kakhovka Reservoir. Stepnohirsk hosts the administration of Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Степногірська територіальна громада |url=https://decentralization.gov.ua/newgromada/3956/composition |publisher=decentralization.gov.ua |language=uk}} Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|4,294|punct=.}} In 2024, 700 people live there.{{Cite web |last=Юлия |date=2024-06-14 |title=Під постійними обстрілами, без водопостачання та роботи: як під час війни живуть мешканці Степногірської громади Запорізької області (ІНТЕРВ’Ю) {{!}} Перший Запорiзький |url=https://1news.zp.ua/pid-postijnimi-obstrilami-bez-vodopostachannya-ta-roboti-yak-pid-chas-vijni-zhivut-meshkanczi-stepnogirskoi-gromadi-zaporizkoi-oblasti-intervyu/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=Перший Запорiзький {{!}} Новини Запорiжжя |language=uk-UA}}
Transport
The closest railway station, Plavni-Vantazhni, is about {{convert|2|km|spell=in}} west of the settlement, on the railway connecting Zaporizhzhia and Melitopol. There is some passenger traffic.
The settlement is on highway M18 which connects Zaporizhzhia and Melitopol.
History
Until 26 January 2024, Stepnohirsk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stepnohirsk became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}
On 2 January 2025, a Russian airstrike struck the settlement, killing 1 person.{{cite news |last=Gyori |first=Boldizsar |title=Russian strike kills civilian in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-kills-civilian-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |website=The Kyiv Independent |date=2 January 2025 |accessdate=4 January 2025}}
Notable people
- Yehor Demchenko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer