Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast
Makiivka
Макіївка | |
|---|---|
 Saints Peter and Paul church, Makiivka | |
  Makiivka Location of Makiivka in Luhansk Oblast  Makiivka Makiivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′37″N 37°59′09″E / 49.22694°N 37.98583°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Svatove Raion |
| Founded | 1705 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halyna Hlobchasta[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.146 km2 (0.829 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 92911 |
| Area code | +380 6454 |
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Makiivka (Ukrainian: Макіївка; Russian: Макеевка, romanized: Makeyevka) is a village in Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located about 121.4 kilometres (75.4 mi) northwest of the centre of the city of Luhansk. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
[edit]The village was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces entering it in the beginning of October the same year.[3][4][5] The regional military administration reported on 13 November that the settlement was under Ukrainian control.[6]
Russia claimed to have recaptured the village on 29 September 2024.[7]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had 819 inhabitants. The native languages composition was:[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Korolova, Yevheniia (27 September 2024). "In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation". www.mipl.org.ua.
- ^ https://www.ukr.net/news/details/luhansk/105884763.html
- ^ Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (5 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
Social media imagery shows Ukrainian troops in Hrekivka and Makiivka, two settlements in Luhansk Oblast 20km southwest of Svatove.
- ^ "Звільнення Луганщини: ЗСУ увійшли до перших сіл". ua.korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Оперативна інформація станом на 06.00 12.11.2022 щодо російського вторгнення" [Update as of 06.00 12.11.2022 on the Russian invasion]. facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine liberates Makiivka village in Luhansk Oblast". kyivindependent.com. The Kyiv Independent. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Harward, Christina; Evans, Angelica; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Frederick W.; Gasparyan, Davit (29 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 29, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
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