Brovary

Some of the key events about Brovary

• 1630

  The town of Brovary was officially founded
• 1868

  The first railway station was opened in Brovary
• 1935

  Brovary received official city status
• 1941

  The town was occupied by Nazi German forces during World War II
• 1943

  Significant damage was inflicted on the town during its liberation from Nazi occupation
• 1956

  The city's first large industrial enterprise, a refrigerator plant, began operations
• 1969

  A major aluminum structures plant was established in the city
• 1974

  The Brovary Olympic Reserve College was founded, becoming a significant sports training center
• 1980

  A new modern railway station was built in Brovary
• 1986

  The town was affected by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
• 1990

  The city's population reached 100,000 residents
• 2000

  A major fire broke out at a local market, destroying numerous stalls and goods
• 2002

  The Terminál shopping and entertainment complex, one of the largest in Ukraine at the time, opened
• 2012

  A series of explosions occurred at a military depot near the town, causing evacuations
• 2014

  Economic difficulties led to the closure of several factories in the area
• 2020

  Brovary's first IT cluster was established to promote technological development in the region
• 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted local businesses and public health
• 2022

  Russian forces attacked and partially occupied the town during the invasion of Ukraine
• 2022

  A helicopter crash near a kindergarten in the town resulted in multiple casualties
• 2022

  Significant damage to infrastructure and housing occurred due to military operations

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