1870 through Fastiv was installed the Kiev–Odessa railroad. As Chwastów (Fastów), it is mentioned in the 19th century Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland being a town of the Vasylkiv county. In 1898 Fastiv became a permanent residence of Imperial Russian inventor Nikolay Benardos out of the Central Ukraine who is known for developing of arc welding in the Russian Empire. On 24 August 1919 the Ukrainian Galician Army defended Fastiv against hordes of Bolsheviks and few days later on 29 August 1919 the town residents were meeting the Head Otaman of the Ukrainian People's Republic forces Symon Petlura. Soon after that in September 1919, a pogrom of the Jewish population of Fastiv was carried out by Denikin's White Army forces (Fastov massacre). About 1,800 people were murdered and about 8,000 died in the following year from wounds or epidemics. In 1941 the Nazi Einsatzgruppe C under Paul Blobel murdered all Fastiv Jews between the ages of 12 and 60. Until 18 July 2020, Fastiv was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It also served as the administrative center of Fastiv Raion even though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, the city of Fastiv was merged into Fastiv Raion. It was reported on 11 March 2022 that there were fights near Fastiv as Russian troops were trying to move towards the town. Economy The main branches of the economy of the city of Fastiv are: industry, railway and trade. INDUSTRY Fastiv has a long industrial tradition, and currently the city's enterprises produce the following products: chemical, electrothermal, oil refining and gas consumption equipment, furniture, technical oils, sewing products, beer and soft drinks, flour, printing products, food packaging, bread and bakery products. The most powerful industrial enterprises are: – "Univest Marketing" LLC is one of the leaders in the publishing and printing industries of Ukraine, the company is engaged in the production of newspapers, magazines, trade catalogs, cardboard and blister packaging; - PrJSC "Elopak" - production of Pure-Pak blanks for packaging liquid food products; – LLC "Pyvovarnia Ziberta" - production of beer and soft drinks; – LLC "Kyivhlib" - production of bakery and confectionery products; – "Kreisel-Building Materials" LLC - production of dry building mixes; – "Eko Vtor" LLC - processing of PET raw materials into