Mykhailivka, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Mykhailivka
Михайлівка
Rural settlement
Flag of Mykhailivka
Flag
Coat of arms of Mykhailivka
Coat of arms
Mykhailivka is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka
Location in Ukraine
Mykhailivka is located in Ukraine
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°16′10″N 35°13′20″E / 47.26944°N 35.22222°E / 47.26944; 35.22222
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionVasylivka Raion
HromadaMykhailivka settlement hromada
Government
 • Occupation Civil-Military Administration HeadVyacheslav Bidnyak[1]
Area
 • Total
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
11,530
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mykhailivka (Ukrainian: Михайлівка) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Mykhailivka Raion until 2020. The population in 2022 was 11,530.

History

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops entered and took over Myhailivka. People later went out to protest this and planted a Ukrainian flag in the town square.[2][3][unreliable source]

Demographics

Native language composition as of the Ukrainian national census in 2001:[4]

Native languages in Mykhailivka
percent
Ukrainian
 
 76.4%
Russian
 
 22.2%
Armenian
 
 0.5%
Romani
 
 0.3%
Belarusian
 
 0.2%
Moldovan
 
 0.1%
others
 
 0.3%

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Kagan, Frederick (June 3, 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 3". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved June 4, 2023. Ukrainian sources also reported that the attack killed Didovodyuk's daughter, Mykhailivka occupation Civil-Military Administration Deputy Head Yana Didovodyuk, and injured the Mykhailivka occupation Civil-Military Administration Head Vyacheslav Bidnyak.
  2. ^ Russian tanks advancing through Mykhailivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast - Ukraine Conflict (Video). 26 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Ukrainians protest against Russian occupation forces in Mykhailivka. Zaporizhzhia region (Phone video). 6 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-10-29.


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