Molochansk

City in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine City in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, UkraineMolochansk МолочанськМолочанскCityCentralschule (Boys' School) FlagCoat of armsInteractive map of MolochanskMolochanskLocation within Zaporizhzhia OblastShow map of Zaporizhzhia OblastMolochanskLocation within UkraineShow map of UkraineCoordinates: 47°12′26″N 35°35′41″E / 47.20722°N 35.59472°E / 47.20722; 35.59472Country UkraineOblastZaporizhzhia OblastRaionPolohy RaionHromadaMolochansk urban hromadaFounded1804Population (2022) • Total6,099ClimateDfa Molochansk (Ukrainian: Молочанськ, IPA: [moloˈtʃɑnʲsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Молочанск; German: Halbstadt) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The Molochna River flows through the city. Population: 6,099 (2022 estimate). Molochansk was occupied by the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022. History Molochansk was founded in 1804 by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite settlers who were invited by Empress Catherine the Great to settle on the vast western steppes of the Tsar's Russian Empire, becoming part of the Volga Germans. They called the new village "Hal