Mykolaivka, Hrodivka Settlement Hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Mykolaivka (Ukrainian: Миколаївка; Russian: Николаевка) is a village in Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 43.58 kilometres (27.08 mi) northwest (NW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
The village lies on the bank of the Zhuravka River , tributary of the Kazennyi Torets river. The absolute height is 216 metres above sea level.
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village came under attack of Russian Forces in October 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 91 inhabitants, whose native languages were 90.21% Ukrainian and 3.96% Russian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Grace Mappes; Davit Gasparyan; Nicole Wolkov; Riley Bailey; Frederick W. Kagan (4 October 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
Fighting continued east of Pokrovsk near Promin, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Novotoretske, and southeast of Pokrovsk near Tsukuryne, Lysivka, Krutyi Yar, Hirnyk, Mykolaivka, and Selydove on October 3 and 4.