Mykhailivka Ukrainian Михайлівка is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada Pokrovsk Raion Donetsk Oblast Ukraine The po

Mykhailivka (Ukrainian: Михайлівка) is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The population was estimated to be 890 in 2021.

Mykhailivka Михайлівка
Village
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Coordinates: 48°8′30″N 37°21′10″E / 48.14167°N 37.35278°E / 48.14167; 37.35278
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Pokrovsk Raion
Hromada	Novohrodivka urban hromada
Founded	1885
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population
• Total	1,269
Postal code	85380
Area code	+380 623

Mass grave and monument for Soviet soldiers in World War II

History

The village was founded in 1885 by German Mennonite settlers from Molochansk as Kotlyarivka, 35 kilometers northwest of Donetsk.

In 1911, the population was 237; in 1919, 200; in 1926, 431, of which 392 were Germans.

The village was captured by Russia during the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine around 1 September 2024 and later confirmed by the Russian defense ministry in 13 October 2024.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the village was 1,269, of which 74.39% stated Ukrainian to be their native language, 25.45% stated their native language to be Russian, and 0.08% to be German.

References

https://www.novogrodovka-rada.gov.ua/images/doc/статут/Паспорт_на_01.docx
"Німці Росії" (PDF) (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016.
Barros, George; Harward, Christina; Wolkov, Nicole; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace (1 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 1 September 2024. Geolocated footage published on September 1 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced west of Mykhailivka and within central Dolynivka (both southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces likely seized the settlements.
AFP (13 October 2024). "Russia Says Captured Another East Ukrainian Village Near Key Town". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
"Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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[1] ttps://www.novogrodovka-rada.gov.ua/images/doc/статут/Паспорт_на_01.docx

[2] "Німці Росії" (PDF) (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016.

[3] Barros, George; Harward, Christina; Wolkov, Nicole; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace (1 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 1 September 2024. Geolocated footage published on September 1 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced west of Mykhailivka and within central Dolynivka (both southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces likely seized the settlements.

[4] AFP (13 October 2024). "Russia Says Captured Another East Ukrainian Village Near Key Town". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[5] "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.