Yakymivka
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Yakymivka
Якимівка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yakymivka Location in Ukraine  Yakymivka Yakymivka (Ukraine) | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion |  Melitopol Raion |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Yakymivka (Ukrainian: Якимівка) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Yakymivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 11,069 (2022 estimate).[1]
Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.
Yakymivka came under attack during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently captured and occupied by Russian military forces. During the ongoing Russian occupation, the town became the scene of significant partisan warfare. On 28 April 2022, partisans destroyed the Yakymivka Railway Bridge with an explosive charge, disrupting vital Russian supply lines for weeks.[2] On 11 June 2023, pro-Ukrainian guerillas blew up another key railway line near the settlement.[3] In early April 2024, the former Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Zubarev was severely injured when pro-Ukrainian militants blew up his car.[4] on 31 May 2025, the settlement became the scene of another major partisan attack, when militants blew up a section of a railway line, which led to the derailment of multiple freight cars, which were carrying Russian military equipment.[5]
Until 26 January 2024, Yakymivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Yakymivka became a rural settlement.[6]
