Editing Fastiv (section)

==History==
The foundation date of the city is not known. Under its current name the populated place is first mentioned as early as 1390 in old [[Kievan Rus|Rus']] chronicles where it is stated that Prince of Kyiv [[Vladimir Olgerdovich]] issued a certificate that stated that Fastiv belonged to Rozhanovsky princes.

Fastiv is a historical city that survived through many times [[Cossack uprisings]] and the [[Great Turkish War]] with the period of total devastation and later resettlement. In 1685 it became one of centers of revived Cossack movement in the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] following the [[Treaty of Andrusovo]]. In early 18th century around Fastiv took place [[Paliy uprising]]. Following the unsuccessful military campaign of [[Pylyp Orlyk]] in 1711, remnants of his military force withdrew to Fastiv after the [[1711 siege of Bila Tserkva]].

In the second half of 18th century, Fastiv was one of centers of another local uprising known as [[Koliyivshchyna]].

In 1793 the town was ceded to the [[Russian Empire]] as part of the [[Second Partition of Poland]] and the complete Russian occupation of the [[Right-bank Ukraine]].

In 1825 during the [[Decembrist revolt]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], the Imperial Russian troops quartered around Fastiv and [[Vasylkiv]] supported the revolt. In the mid 19th century around Fastiv, the Imperial Russian archaeological commission conducted archaeological excavations of the "Perepiat kurgan" which were attended by [[Taras Shevchenko]] as an experienced artist.

The loss in [[Crimean War]], led to intensive development of railroad network throughout the [[Russian Empire]] and in 1870 through Fastiv was installed the Kyiv–Odesa railroad.

As Chwastów (Fastów), it is mentioned in the 19th century [[Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland]] being a town of the Vasylkiv county.

In 1898 Fastiv became a permanent residence of Imperial Russian inventor [[Nikolay Benardos]] out of the [[Central Ukraine]] who is known for developing of [[arc welding]] in the [[Russian Empire]].

{{Anchor|September1919}}In September 1919, a [[pogrom]] of the Jewish population of Fastiv was carried out by [[Anton Denikin|Denikin]]'s [[White army|White Army]] forces ([[Fastov massacre]]). About 1,800 people were murdered and about 8,000 died in the following year from wounds or epidemics.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dek_AQAAMAAJ|title = The Murder of a Race|date = 8 March 1922|journal = The Nation|volume = 114}}</ref> In 1941 the Nazi [[List of Einsatzgruppen|Einsatzgruppe C]] under [[Paul Blobel]] murdered all Fastiv Jews between the ages of 12 and 60.<ref>Yitzhak Arad (ed.): ''The Einsatzgruppen Reports''. New York 1989, p. 129</ref>

Until 18 July 2020, Fastiv was incorporated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]]. It also served as the administrative center of Fastiv Raion even though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, the city of Fastiv was merged into Fastiv Raion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |work=Мінрегіон |date=17 July 2020 |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>

{{Anchor|war}}It was reported on 11 March 2022 that there were fights near Fastiv as Russian troops were trying to move towards the town.<ref name="frencharmy11March">https://www.defense.gouv.fr/var/dicod/storage/images/base-de-medias/images/actualites/images-actu/ukraine-point-de-situation-au-11-mars-2022/10526007-5-fre-FR/ukraine-point-de-situation-au-11-mars-2022.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>