which opened the way to a large-tonnage ship from the mouth of the Dnieper to the Pripyat, as well as highly skilled, experienced personnel potential, opened the city with broad prospects for development. During the fall of 1950, school 1 and school 2 were opened. Until 18 July 2020, Nova Kakhovka was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Nova Kakhovka Municipality. The municipality as an administrative unit was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Nova Kakhovka Municipality was merged into Kakhovka Raion. Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian occupation of Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, with explosions and shelling from the side of temporarily occupied Crimea. Russian troops quickly took control of the city and its key infrastructure, including the hydroelectric power plant and the canal. In the process, a family attempting to flee the city was shot by Russian troops on the dam of the power plant. Over the next few months, the city was occupied by Russian forces and the population was subjected to pro-Russian rallies and the reopening of a Lenin monument. Ukrainian troops responded with acts of resistance, destroying Russian military units and ammunition warehouses. Despite these efforts, the Russian presence in Nova Kakhovka continued. On January 9, 2023, the occupiers signed an order to close several hospitals in the area, and on January 20, the city hospital was shelled. This was followed by more mortar attacks, leading to a partial loss of electricity and damage to residential buildings. On January 23–24, 2023, Ukrainian forces conducted a raid on the left-bank of the Dnipro River near Nova Kakhovka. The goal of the raid was to destroy the advanced command post of the Russian occupiers. The mission was accomplished successfully, and the city continues to be under siege but not without loss. Military serviceman Yuriy Viktorovych Nizhensky () died during the fighting. Geography The city is sometimes referred to as an oasis, because it was built on an area where sand was plentiful. During the construction of the city, the parks and sod were built and lain on the sandy ground. The architectural plans were developed to build streets and squares to harmonize perfectly with the shoreline of the reservoir. Climate Modern Nova Kakhovka Economy and transport The