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Mykolaivka
Миколаївка | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°44′40″N 38°3′6″E / 48.74444°N 38.05167°E | |
| Country | |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Soledar urban hromada |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 43 |
| Area code | +380-6274 |
Mykolaivka (Ukrainian: Миколаївка) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Bakhmut.[1]
On 2 February 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that his troops captured the village as well as Sakko i Vantsetti, a hamlet to the north of the village.[1]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census there were 43 people living in the settlement, 30 (69.77%) were Ukrainian speakers, 13 (30.32%) were Russian speakers.[2]