Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast

For the city in Donetsk Oblast, see Makiivka.

Makiivka
Макіївка
Village
Saints Peter and Paul church, Makiivka
Saints Peter and Paul church, Makiivka
Makiivka is located in Luhansk Oblast
Makiivka
Makiivka
Location of Makiivka in Luhansk Oblast
Makiivka is located in Ukraine
Makiivka
Makiivka
Makiivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°13′37″N 37°59′09″E / 49.22694°N 37.98583°E / 49.22694; 37.98583
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionSvatove Raion
Founded1705
Government
 • MayorHalyna Hlobchasta[1]
Area
 • Total
2.146 km2 (0.829 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had 819 inhabitants. The native languages composition was:[8]

Native languages in Makiivka
percent
Ukrainian
 
 94.5%
Russian
 
 5.3%
Hungarian
 
 0.2%

See also

References

  1. ^ Korolova, Yevheniia (27 September 2024). "In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation". www.mipl.org.ua.
  2. ^ https://www.ukr.net/news/details/luhansk/105884763.html
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Звільнення Луганщини: ЗСУ увійшли до перших сіл". ua.korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Ukraine liberates Makiivka village in Luhansk Oblast". kyivindependent.com. The Kyiv Independent. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".


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