Makiivka

Makiivka (; ) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. In 2022, 338,968 people lived there.

History
The place became a settlement around 1696. The city got city rights in 1917.
Russo-Ukrainian War

During the Russo-Ukrainian War the city town hall was taken over by pro-Russian separatists on 13 April 2014. Makiivka is still (as of 2023's first quarter) under the control of Donetsk People's Republic.
New Year's Day rocket attack in 2023
During the night of 31 December 2022/1 January 2023, many Russian soldiers died when they were staying in a school building; Ukrainian soldiers did blow up the building during a rocket attack. The HIMARS rocket system was used, media said. The number of dead soldiers is either less than one hundred, or "many hundred"; sources have different numbers. The Rocket attack on soldiers' quarters in Makiivka, is also called the Makiivka military quarters shelling (see shell (projectile)).

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Category:Cities in Donetsk Oblast