Minkivka

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Minkivka Міньківка
Village
The House of Culture in Minkivka
Flag Coat of arms
48°42′10″N 37°50′53″E / 48.70278°N 37.84806°E / 48.70278; 37.84806
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Soledar urban hromada
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population
• Total	800
Area code	+380-6274

Minkivka (Ukrainian: Міньківка) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.^[1] It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Bakhmut,^[2] on the M03 highway.^[3]

History

On 5 January 2015, there was a fatal vehicle accident involving local Ukrainian military units near Minkivka, in which a bus of soldiers collided with a military truck. Vyacheslav Abroskin, head of the Donetsk Oblast branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the cause of the crash was weather conditions: namely ice and poor visibility. 12 soldiers died and 22 were injured. Abroskin said an investigation was taking place.^[4]

On 14 March 2023, during the battle of Bakhmut of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Minkivka was the last settlement under Ukrainian control on the M03 highway.^[3] On 26 August 2023, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Ukrainian military engaged in unsuccessful operations near the village.^[2]

References

^ "Міньківка - Донецька область". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ ^a ^b Stepanenko, Kateryna; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 26, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tucker, Maxim (2023-09-12). "Putin's forces will face a dead end in Donbas, Kyiv vows". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Стали відомі нові подробиці смертельної аварії за участю нацгвардійців" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-12.