Yakovlivka, Donetsk Raion

Yakovlivka (Ukrainian: Яковлівка; Russian: Яковлевка) is a village in Donetsk Raion (district; formerly Yasynuvata Raion) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 9.9 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city, on the right bank of the Kalmius river.

Yakovlivka
Яковлівка
Village
A street in the eastern part of the village
A street in the eastern part of the village
Yakovlivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Yakovlivka
Yakovlivka
Location of Yakovlivka within Ukraine
Yakovlivka is located in Ukraine
Yakovlivka
Yakovlivka
Yakovlivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48.089722°N 37.826667°E / 48.089722; 37.826667
CountryUkraine
ProvinceDonetsk Oblast
DistrictDonetsk Raion
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total971
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
86082
Area code+380 6236

The settlement was taken under control of Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.[2]

30 homes were destroyed and three people killed by airstrikes in Yakovlika in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

The village was captured by PMC Wagner mercenaries on December 16th, 2022.[4]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 971 inhabitants. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]

References
  1. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Кабмин назвал города Донбасса, подконтрольные сепаратистам". Korrespondent.net. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. "Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast". AP NEWS. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. "PMC Wagner mercenaries captured Yakovlivka village east to Bakhmut". Liveuamap. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.


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