Mykhailivka, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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Mykhailivka
Михайлівка
Flag of Mykhailivka
Coat of arms of Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka
Location in Ukraine
Mykhailivka is located in Ukraine
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka
Mykhailivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°16′10″N 35°13′20″E / 47.26944°N 35.22222°E / 47.26944; 35.22222
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionVasylivka Raion
Control Russia
Area
 • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total11,694
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mykhailivka (Ukrainian: Михайлівка) is an urban-type settlement located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the now dissolved, Mykhailivka Raion. Population: 11,694 (2021 est.)[1]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops entered and took over Myhailivka. People later went out to protest this and planted a Ukrainian flag in the town square. [2][3]

References

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Russian tanks advancing through Mykhailivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast - Ukraine Conflict (Video). 26 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Ukrainians protest against Russian occupation forces in Mykhailivka. Zaporizhzhia region (Phone video). 6 March 2022 – via YouTube.