Yakymivka (Ukrainian: Якимівка) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Yakymivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 11,069 (2022 estimate).[1]
Yakymivka
Якимівка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yakymivka Location in Ukraine .svg) Yakymivka Yakymivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 35°10′E / 46.700°N 35.167°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion |  Melitopol Raion |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.
History
editYakymivka came under attack during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently captured and occupied by Russian military forces. During the ongoing Russian occupation, the town became the scene of significant partisan warfare. On 28 April 2022, partisans destroyed the Yakymivka Railway Bridge with an explosive charge, disrupting vital Russian supply lines for weeks.[2] On 11 June 2023, pro-Ukrainian guerillas blew up another key railway line near the settlement.[3] In early April 2024, the former Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Zubarev was severely injured when pro-Ukrainian militants blew up his car.[4]
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 12,832. Ukrainians constitute the majority of the population, yet over 80% of the inhabitants consider Russian as their native language.[5][6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Sribnyanskaya, Kseniya (2022-04-28). "U okkupantov nachalas' panika: partizany prepodnesli "priyatnyy" syurpriz rossiyanam pod Melitopolem" У оккупантов началась паника: партизаны преподнесли "приятный" сюрприз россиянам под Мелитополем [The occupiers began to panic: the partisans presented a “pleasant” surprise to the Russians near Melitopol]. Apostrophe. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Partisans blew up a railway bridge in the Zaporizhia region". 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Attack on head of Akimovka settlement committed in Melitopol — officials".
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 | English version".
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
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