Mykolaivka, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Mykolaivka (Ukrainian: Миколаївка; Russian: Николаевка) is a village in Olhynka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 51.1 kilometres (31.8 mi) south-southwest (SSW) from the centre of Donetsk city. The village was captured by Russian forces during the Russo-Ukrainian war on 25 February 2022.[1]
Mykolaivka
Миколаївка | |
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 Interactive map of Mykolaivka | |
  Mykolaivka Location of Mykolaivka within Ukraine  Mykolaivka Mykolaivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47.651944°N 37.678333°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Olhynka settlement hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (01.01.2017) | |
• Total | 1,255 |
| • Density | 294/km2 (761/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85734 |
| Area code | +380 6244 |
| KATOTTH | UA14040110090011390 |
Demographics
The settlement had 1,500 inhabitants in 2001. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
Notable people
- Ivan Dziuba (1931-2022), Ukrainian activist and Soviet dissident
