Shyroke

Shyróke (Широке; Широкое) is a rural settlement in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Shyroke settlement hromada, one of the hromadas (communities) of Ukraine. Population:

Shyroke is located on the left bank of the Inhulets, several kilometers east and south of the city of Kryvyi Rih.

History
Until 18 July 2020, Shyroke was the administrative center of Shyroke Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Shyroke Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion.

Until 26 January 2024, Shyroke was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Shyroke became a rural settlement.

The settlement was occupied by Russian soldiers at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but was later retaken by Ukrainian troops. Since March 2022, Russian forces have continuously bombarded Shyroke, with and a school, a kindergarten, a village council, and industrial enterprise being destroyed. Almost all the residents of the village left in wake of the war.

Transportation
Shyroke is connected by a road with Kryvyi Rih. It also has access to the highway connecting Kropyvnytskyi and Zaporizhia via Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol.