Chaplyne

Chaplyne (Ukrainian: Чаплине, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑplɪne]; Russian: Чаплино) is a rural settlement in Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

It was founded at the end of the 19th century during the construction of the Catherine railway (1882–1884), which connected the Donetsk coal and Kryvorizka iron ore basins.

In 1896, a Belgian company started the construction of the "Ceramics" plant, which accelerated the development of the village and the station.

In the post-war years, Chapline continued to develop as a railway junction, in 1958 a traction substation was put into operation, and in 1959 – a shop for the production of cinder blocks.

At the same time, a communications department, a kindergarten, a 10-bed maternity hospital, and a household building were opened.

[3][4] On 27 May 2022, the Russian occupiers attacked a military training ground in the Dnipro district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with three Iskander missiles.

On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Chaplyne became a rural settlement.

Attack on the railway station in Chaplin