Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast

For the city in Donetsk Oblast, see Makiivka.

Makiivka (Ukrainian: Макіївка; Russian: Макеевка, romanized: Makeyevka) is a village in Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located about 121.4 kilometres (75.4 mi) northwest of the centre of the city of Luhansk. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Makiivka Макіївка
Village
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Makiivka Location of Makiivka in Luhansk Oblast Show map of Luhansk Oblast Makiivka Makiivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°13′37″N 37°59′09″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Svatove Raion
Hromada	Krasnorichenske settlement hromada
Founded	1705
Government
• Mayor	Halyna Hlobchasta[1]
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	92911
Area code	+380 6454

History

The village was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces entering it in the beginning of October the same year.^[3][4][5] The regional military administration reported on 13 November that the settlement was under Ukrainian control.^[6]

Russia claimed to have recaptured the village on 29 September 2024,^[7] which was confirmed in mid-October by a Ukrainian source.^[8]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had 819 inhabitants. The native languages composition was:^[9]

Native languages in Makiivka percent Ukrainian   94.5% Russian   5.3% Hungarian   0.2%

See also

• Makiivka surrender incident