Novomykhailivka (Ukrainian: Новомихайлівка [ˌnowomɪˈxɑjl⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]; Russian: Новомихайловка) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, 39.8 km southwest of the centre of Donetsk city. The village was home to the Miracle of Archangel Michael Church (Ukrainian: Храм Дива Архангела Михаїла, romanized: Khram Dyva Arkhangela Mykhaila) of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The church, built in 1907 using donations, was closed and turned into storage by the Soviet authorities in 1932, although restoration works began in the late 1980s.[1]
Novomykhailivka
Новомихайлівка | |
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| Coordinates: 47°51′12″N 37°28′59″E / 47.85333°N 37.48306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Marinka urban hromada |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,439 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85654 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
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With Novomykhailivka being close to the front line of the War in Donbas, there has been fighting in and around the village during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3] The village was completely destroyed as a result of fighting by January 2024.[4] On 28 April 2024, the village was captured by Russia.[5][6]
History
editThe village was founded in 1837.
Russo-Ukrainian War
editWar in Donbas
editDuring the War in Donbas, on October 29, 2014, the checkpoint near the village of Novomykhailivka (Maryinka district) was shelled by pro-Russian armed formations, a mine hit a tree and scattered in fragments, hit a trench, a soldier of the 28th brigade Konstantin Sergienko was mortally wounded, while saving his comrade, whom he protected from shrapnel. On December 18, 2014, near the village of Novomykhailivka, at night, a column of soldiers of the 28th Brigade was ambushed and fired upon, a soldier Oleksandr Gruzovenko was killed.
On June 3, 2015, at about 4 a.m., Russian-terrorist armed groups attempted to storm Maryinka, the attack began with a massive shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the use of self-propelled guns, artillery and MLRS. After artillery preparation, 2 tactical infantry groups with the support of tanks went on the assault. The Armed Forces of Ukraine used artillery, the offensive was repulsed, the terrorists suffered losses and retreated. 3 soldiers of the 28th Brigade were killed in the battle — a senior soldier Oleksandr Haluschinskyi, a junior sergeant Vasyl Pysarenko and a senior sergeant Vasyl Pykhteev; 26 soldiers were wounded.
On May 8, 2019, a local church that previously belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP), transfer to OCU.[7]
On February 6, 2021, explosion of an unknown device killed Polishchuk Nazarii Ivanovych and Podvezennyi Oleksii Gennadiyovych.
Vladyslav Pavlovych Lyashenko was killed during the shelling of the VOP position on February 11, 2021.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editOn February 7, 2023, the Russian forces shelled the village.[8]
Battle of Novomykhailivka (2023-2024)
editDuring the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battle for the village began in late autumn 2023. The Russians had concentrated between seven and 10 brigades and regiments with up to 30,000 soldiers in this direction, including the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, against a Ukrainian garrison of two active brigades.[9][10] As of April 2024, the Russians had lost more than 300 military vehicles in the Novomykhailivka area, implying troop losses of around 13,000 killed and wounded. This included dozens of tanks, from vintage T-54 and T-62 tanks to newer T-72 and T-80 models. According to Forbes, "At the cost of 320 vehicles and potentially thousands of troops over six months, the Russian military advanced four miles into and through Novomykhailivka". Meanwhile, the Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade showed a map with the location of neutralized equipment and claimed that it had become "one of the largest cemeteries of Russian equipment".[9][11]
Demographics
editNative language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[12]
| Language | Interest |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 98.72% |
| Russian | 1.03% |
| Belarusian | 0.14% |
| Hungarian | 0.07% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ХРАМ ЧУДА АРХИСТРАТИГА МИХАИЛА С. НОВОМИХАЙЛОВКА" [Church of the Miracle of Archangel Michael in Novomykhailivka village]. church-site.kiev.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Madison Williams; Yekaterina Klepanchuk; Kateryna Stepanenko; Frederick W. Kagan (1 December 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 1". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Perpetua on X: "Novomykhailivka has been completely destroyed." / X". 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Russia Says Seized Village in East Ukraine's Donetsk Region". 22 April 2024.
- ^ Hodunova, Kateryna (28 April 2024). "Syrskyi: Ukrainian forces retreat from 3 villages in Donetsk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Vladimir Maglena". www.facebook.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Operational information as of 06.00 on 08.02.2023 regarding the Russian invasion (8 February 2023). Facebook. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine https://archive.today/20231107032323/https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0FhrUee9gLewyMn55yqENTXvaJzTgF2W3urGJ8enR7KPSQ8WnuQJ7hDK7zuM2mhyBl. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "In the Novomykhailivka area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already destroyed more than 300 units of equipment". Militarnyi (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Russia Lost 300 Vehicles Capturing One Ukrainian Town
- ^ Russia Lost 300 Vehicles Capturing One Ukrainian Town
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
edit- Weather forecast for Novomykhailivka
- 'Where Would I Go With My Goat?': Ukrainians Hold Out In A Frontline Village. RFE/RL, 16 May 2023 (video 3:32)
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