Mykolaivka
Миколаївка | |
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Coordinates: 48°51′08″N 37°46′26″E / 48.8521°N 37.7740°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
Hromada | Mykolaivka urban hromada |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 14,210 |
Website | http://mykolaivka-rada.gov.ua/ |
Mykolaivka ( Ukrainian: Микола́ївка, pronounced [mɪkoˈɫɑjiu̯kɐ]; Russian: Николаевка) is a city and administrative centre of Mykolaivka urban hromada [1] in Sloviansk Raion, Donetsk Oblast ( province) of Ukraine to the south of the railway station Elektrychna. [2] The city is most known for being the home of the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant, where it is a major employer of local residents. The population estimate is about 14,210 (2022 estimate). [3]
On 4 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from pro-Russian separatists. [4] [5] [6] The hospital began renovations in 2015, having been damaged in the fighting, with pro-Russian militants positioned around the building and on its roof. [7] In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada appropriated the status of the city of district significance, withdrew it from the composition of the Sloviansk municipality and included it in the Sloviansk Raion. [8]