Dnipropetrovsk region is one of the most economically developed regions of Ukraine. It is characterized by a favorable geographical location, rich natural resources, powerful industrial and scientific potential, developed agricultural production, and a high level of development of transport and communications.
In Cossack times, the territory of the modern city of Dnipro and the region was an integral part of the lands of the Zaporizhian Lowland Army with a center in the Zaporizhian Sich. Therefore, during the existence of the Lowland Army, 5 out of 8 centers of the Zaporizhian Sich were located on the territory of modern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Dnipropetrovsk region has been an important military, political, medical, logistical, transport and economic center of Ukraine since the spring of 2014.