Yakovlivka, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

{{For other uses|Yakovlivka (disambiguation)}}

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Yakovlivka ({{langx|uk|Яковлівка}}) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located {{convert|14|km|mi}} northeast of Bakhmut.{{cite web |last1=Stepanenko |first1=Kateryna |last2=Bailey |first2=Riley |last3=Mappes |first3=Grace |last4=Wolkov |first4=Nicole |last5=Kagan |first5=Frederick W. |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2023 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-6-2023 |website=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=11 September 2023}}

History

30 homes were destroyed and three people killed by airstrikes in Yakovlika in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-volodymyr-zelenskyy-kyiv-moscow-a3092d8e476949ed7c55607a645a9154 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}

The village was reportedly captured by PMC Wagner mercenaries on December 16, 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=PMC Wagner mercenaries captured Yakovlivka village east to Bakhmut |url=https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/16-december-pmc-wagner-mercenaries-captured-yakovlivka-village |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Liveuamap |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 16 |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}

On 6 September 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was reported that the Ukrainian military was engaging in operations near the village.{{cite web |last1=Stepanenko |first1=Kateryna |last2=Bailey |first2=Riley |last3=Mappes |first3=Grace |last4=Wolkov |first4=Nicole |last5=Kagan |first5=Frederick W. |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2023 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-6-2023 |website=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=11 September 2023}}

See also

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