Kamianske

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Dniprodzerzhyns'k (Дніпродзержинськ, Russian: Dneprodzerzhinsk, formerly Kamenskoye) is a city in Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast' of Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper river.

Leonid Brezhnev was born in Dniprodzerzhyns'k.

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.