Digest of the City of Zaporizhzhia: Recovery & Development

20.07.2025

The City Development Institute of Zaporizhzhia has compiled a short overview of the most important news and developments in our city during the first half of 2025. The digest brings together updates on received humanitarian assistance, key projects, strategic decisions, and the strengthening of partnerships that support the resilience of our community. We warmly thank…

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Sister Cities: Lahti — a small city with world-class ambition

28.06.2025

Lahti at a glance Lahti is a city of 120,000 residents and a centre for a region of 200,000 people. City, founded in 1905, is Finland’s 9th largest city, covering 517 km² and serving as a regional hub for surrounding hromadas and just 100 km from Helsinki. It has the best of both worlds: the…

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Generators from Polish foundation to support stable operation of social services

29.01.2025

Caring for people and assisting those in need is the top priority for the city’s social services. Thanks to new support, specialists will now be able to provide help even during emergency and scheduled power outages. Recently, the city’s Department of Social Protection received generators to ensure uninterrupted operation of reception offices in two remote…

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From humanitarian aid to collaborative projects: Cooperation with sister cities in wartime

17.01.2025

Zaporizhzhia has a long-standing tradition of town twinning, starting in 1953. Over the past three years, these partnerships have proven their critical importance. In 2022, following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, our sister cities were among the first to offer support. Since then, our cooperation has grown beyond humanitarian aid to include collaborative projects…

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