List of cities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

There are 14 populated places in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament.

[11][3][12] The five raions that make up the oblast are Berdiansk, Melitopol, Polohy, Vasylivka, and Zaporizhzhia.

[13][14] After 24 February 2022, during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces occupied three cities in Polohy Raion and all cities located in the Berdiansk, Melitopol, and Vasylivka raions.

[15] In the oblast's occupied territory, de facto Russian officials have used the same five raions as Ukraine,[16] while Melitopol (the oblast's most populous city controlled by Russia) serves as the capital for the Russian administration.

[17] As of 3 July 2024, ten cities are occupied by Russian forces,[15] while two frontline cities (Huliaipole and Orikhiv) have been nearly destroyed by fighting and Russian shelling.

Arterial road at night between mid-rise buildings, street lights, and trees in Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia , capital and most populous city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast [ 2 ] [ 20 ]
Bird's-eye view photo of Berdiansk, showing the industrial and residential areas and the adjacent Sea of Azov
Berdiansk , a large port city on the Sea of Azov and the third most populous city in the oblast [ 2 ] [ 21 ]
Photo of Enerhodar from a bird's-eye view showing high-rise and commercial buildings and the surrounding forest
Enerhodar , the oblast's fourth most populous city and site of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant [ 2 ] [ 22 ]