Makiivka
Makiivka
Макіївка | |
|---|---|
 Monument in Makiivka at 11-a Kirova Street, Hirnytskyi raion | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Makiivka Location of Makiivka .svg) Makiivka Makiivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′20″N 37°57′40″E / 48.05556°N 37.96111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Makiivka (hromada) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 426 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 338,968 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 86100-86180 |
| Area code | +380 6232 |
| Website | Official site of Makiivka |
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.
Russo-Ukrainian War
During the Russo-Ukrainian War the city town hall was taken over by pro-Russian separatists on 13 April 2014. Makiivka is still (as of 2023's first quarter) under the control of Donetsk People's Republic.
New Year's Day rocket attack in 2023
During the night of 31 December 2022/1 January 2023, many Russian soldiers died when they were staying in a school building; Ukrainian soldiers did blow up the building during a rocket attack. The HIMARS rocket system was used, media said. The number of dead soldiers is either less than one hundred, or "many hundred"; sources have different numbers. The Rocket attack on soldiers' quarters in Makiivka, is also called the Makiivka military quarters shelling (see shell (projectile)).
References
- Донецька обл mkip.gov.ua
- ↑ Донецька обл mkip.gov.ua
- ↑ "Юзовка. Статус города – из рук Временного правительства". 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "The towns in east Ukraine seized by pro-Moscow separatists". 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "When hope is stronger than hardship: Bright ideas bring change to war-ravaged Ukraine". 8 September 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "Ukraine shells Donetsk's Makiivka, hitting military quarters -officials". Reuters. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "'Significant' Number of Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukrainian Missile Strike on Makiivka". The Moscow Times. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians killed by missile attack". BBC News. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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