Makiivka

Makiivka (Ukrainian: Макіївка, romanizedMakíjivka; Russian: Макеевка) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. In 2022, 338,968 people lived there.

Макіївка
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Coordinates: 48°03′20″N 37°57′40″E / 48.05556°N 37.96111°E / 48.05556; 37.96111Coordinates: 48°03′20″N 37°57′40″E / 48.05556°N 37.96111°E / 48.05556; 37.96111
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionDonetsk Raion
HromadaMakiivka (hromada)
Area
 • Total426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total338,968
 • Density795.7/km2 (2,060.9/sq mi)
Postal code
86100-86180
WebsiteOfficial site of Makiivka
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History

The place became a settlement around 1696. The city got city rights in 1917.[2]

Russo-Ukrainian War

During the Russo-Ukrainian War the city town hall was taken over by pro-Russian separatists on 13 April 2014.[3] Makiivka is still (as of 2023's first quarter) under the control of Donetsk People's Republic.[4]

New Year's Day rocket attack in 2023

During the night of 31 December 2022/1 January 2023,[5] many Russian soldiers died when they were staying in a school building; Ukrainian soldiers did blow up the building during a rocket attack.[6] The HIMARS rocket system was used, media said.[7][8][9][10] The number of dead soldiers is either less than one hundred, or "many hundred"; sources have different numbers.[11][8][12][10][8] The Rocket attack on soldiers' quarters in Makiivka, is also called the Makiivka military quarters shelling (see shell (projectile)).

Makiivka Media

References

  1. Донецька обл mkip.gov.ua
  2. Юзовка. Статус города – из рук Временного правительства (15 June 2012).
  3. The towns in east Ukraine seized by pro-Moscow separatists (2 May 2014).
  4. When hope is stronger than hardship: Bright ideas bring change to war-ravaged Ukraine (8 September 2016).
  5. (in ru). Tsargrad TV. 2023-01-01. https://tsargrad.tv/news/udar-himars-po-mobilizovannym-v-makeevke-chto-izvestno-k-jetomu-chasu_697187. Retrieved 2023-01-03. 
  6. Vynohradova, Uliana. В оккупированной Макеевке заявили о разрушительном ударе по ПТУ с оккупантами: погибнуть могли до 600 человек (in ru). Obozrevatel (2023-01-01). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. Удар HIMARS по мобилизованным в Макеевке? Что известно к этому часу (in ru). Tsargrad TV (2023-01-01). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Ukraine shells Donetsk's Makiivka, hitting military quarters -officials". Reuters. 2023-01-01. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-shells-donetsks-makiivka-hitting-military-quarters-officials-2023-01-01/. Retrieved 2023-01-01. 
  9. В ДНР назвали причину удара по Макеевке в новогоднюю ночь. TASS (2023-01-02). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  10. 10.0 10.1 ‘Significant’ Number of Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukrainian Missile Strike on Makiivka (in en). The Moscow Times (2023-01-02). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  11. Завдано удару по скупченню мобілізованих в Макіївці: знешкоджені близько 700 окупантів (in uk). Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (2023-01-01). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  12. "Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians killed by missile attack" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-01-02. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64142650. Retrieved 2023-01-02.