Mykolaivka (Ukrainian: Миколаївка, Russian: Николаевка) is a rural settlement (selyshche) in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.
Mykolaivka
Миколаївка | |
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![]() ![]() Mykolaivka Location of Mykolaivka within Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 48.771944°N 38.336389°E / 48.771944; 38.336389 | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Luhansk Oblast |
District | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
Founded | 1768 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.906 km2 (1.894 sq mi) |
Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Population (2001 census) | |
• Total | 403 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 93330 |
Area code | +380 6474 |
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Mykolaivka located at about 76 kilometres (47 mi) WNW from the centre of Luhansk city, at about 21 kilometres (13 mi) SW from Sievierodonetsk.
As of 2001 it had a population of 403 people. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[2] On 5 June of that year, the Russian general Roman Kutuzov was killed in Mykolaivka by Ukrainian forces.[3]
Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov has been killed in Luhansk Oblast. /.../ According to Radio Svoboda, which cited Russian Telegram channels, the general was killed in the village of Mykolaivka, Popasna district, Luhansk Oblast.
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