Mykolaivka ( uk, Миколаївка) is a village located in
Bakhmut Raion of
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It is located approximately north of
Bakhmut
Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 89 km north of Donetsk city, the administrative center of the o ...
.
History
On 2 February 2023, during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Wagner Group leader
Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that his troops captured the village as well as
Sakko i Vantsetti, a hamlet to the north of the village.
See also
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List of villages in Donetsk Oblast
This is a list of the villages in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine categorised by Raion.
Bakhmut Raion
Donetsk Raion
Horlivka Raion
Kalmiuske Raion
Kramatorsk Raion
Mariupol Raion
Pokrovsk Raion
Volnovakha Raion
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References
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Villages in Bakhmut Raion
Soledar urban hromada