Mykhailivka, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Mykhailivka (Ukrainian: Михайлівка) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Mykhailivka Raion until 2020. 11,530 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Mykhailivka Михайлівка
Rural settlement
Flag Coat of arms
Mykhailivka Location in Ukraine Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Mykhailivka Mykhailivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°16′10″N 35°13′20″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Vasylivka Raion
Hromada	Mykhailivka settlement hromada
Government
• Occupation Civil-Military Administration Head	Vyacheslav Bidnyak[1]
Area
• Total	34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	11,530
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops entered and took over Myhailivka. People later went out to protest this and planted a Ukrainian flag in the town square.^{[3][4][unreliable source]}

Until 26 January 2024, Mykhailivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Mykhailivka became a rural settlement.^[5]

Demographics

Native language composition as of the Ukrainian national census in 2001:^[6]

Native languages in Mykhailivka percent Ukrainian   76.4% Russian   22.2% Armenian   0.5% Romani   0.3% Belarusian   0.2% Moldovan   0.1% others   0.3%