Makiivka

For the village in Luhansk Oblast, see Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast.
Makiivka
Макіївка
Monument in Makiivka at 11-a Kirova Street, Hirnytskyi raion[1]
Monument in Makiivka at 11-a Kirova Street, Hirnytskyi raion[1]
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Coat of arms of Makiivka
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Makiivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Makiivka
Makiivka
Location of Makiivka
Makiivka is located in Ukraine
Makiivka
Makiivka
Makiivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 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
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code
86100-86180
Area code+380 6232
WebsiteOfficial site of Makiivka
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Makiivka (Ukrainian: Макіївка, romanized: Makíjivka; Russian: Макеевка, romanized: Makéjevka) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. In 2022, 338,968 people lived there.

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)).

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. ↑ Удар HIMARS по мобилизованным в Макеевке? Что известно к этому часу [Is it a HIMARS strike on the mobilized in Makiivka? What is known at this time] (in Russian). Tsargrad TV. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  6. ↑ Vynohradova, Uliana (2023-01-01). "В оккупированной Макеевке заявили о разрушительном ударе по ПТУ с оккупантами: погибнуть могли до 600 человек" [In occupied Makiivka, they announced a devastating blow to the vocational school with invaders: up to 600 people could die]. Obozrevatel (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Удар HIMARS по мобилизованным в Макеевке? Что известно к этому часу" [HIMARS attack on the mobilized in Makiivka? What is known so far]. Tsargrad TV (in Russian). 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. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  9. ↑ "В ДНР назвали причину удара по Макеевке в новогоднюю ночь" [The DPR stated the reason for the strike on Makeevka on New Year's Eve]. 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". The Moscow Times. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Завдано удару по скупченню мобілізованих в Макіївці: знешкоджені близько 700 окупантів" [An attack was made on the gathering of mobilized in Makiivka: about 700 occupiers were neutralized]. Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (in Ukrainian). 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  12. ↑ "Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians killed by missile attack". BBC News. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.