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Dniprodzerzhynsk
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Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дніпродзержинськ, Dniprodzerzhyns'k; Russian: Dneprodzerzhinsk, formerly Kamenskoye) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper river.
Leonid Brezhnev was born in Dniprodzerzhynsk.
In 1996, a tram derailed on one of the city's streets causing dozenes of deaths. That accident has had a significant effect on the worldwide discussion regarding use of trams in the hilly localities.
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