Yakymivka

{{short description|Rural locality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine}}

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Yakymivka ({{langx|uk|Якимівка}}) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Yakymivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|11,069|.}}

Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.

History

Yakymivka came under attack during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently captured and occupied by Russian military forces. During the ongoing Russian occupation, the town became the scene of significant partisan warfare. On 28 April 2022, partisans destroyed the Yakymivka Railway Bridge with an explosive charge, disrupting vital Russian supply lines for weeks.{{cite web |last=Sribnyanskaya |first=Kseniya |date=2022-04-28 |title=U okkupantov nachalas' panika: partizany prepodnesli "priyatnyy" syurpriz rossiyanam pod Melitopolem |script-title=ru:У оккупантов началась паника: партизаны преподнесли "приятный" сюрприз россиянам под Мелитополем |trans-title=The occupiers began to panic: the partisans presented a “pleasant” surprise to the Russians near Melitopol |url=https://apostrophe.ua/news/society/accidents/2022-04-28/u-okkupantov-nachalas-panika-partizanyi-prepodnesli-priyatnyiy-syurpriz-rossiyanam-pod-melitopolem/267362 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319171251/https://apostrophe.ua/news/society/accidents/2022-04-28/u-okkupantov-nachalas-panika-partizanyi-prepodnesli-priyatnyiy-syurpriz-rossiyanam-pod-melitopolem/267362 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Apostrophe}}

On 11 June 2023, pro-Ukrainian guerillas blew up another key railway line near the settlement.{{cite web | url=https://www.railway.supply/en/partisans-blew-up-a-railway-bridge-in-the-zaporizhia-region/ | title=Partisans blew up a railway bridge in the Zaporizhia region | date=11 June 2023 }} In early April 2024, the former Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Zubarev was severely injured when pro-Ukrainian militants blew up his car.{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/politics/1598333 | title=Attack on head of Akimovka settlement committed in Melitopol — officials }} on 31 May 2025, the settlement became the scene of another major partisan attack, when militants blew up a section of a railway line, which led to the derailment of multiple freight cars, which were carrying Russian military equipment.{{Cite web | date=2025-05-31|title=Russian military train blown up near occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/06/1/7515023/|website=www.pravda.com.ua|access-date=2025-06-03|language=en}}

Until 26 January 2024, Yakymivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Yakymivka became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}

Demographics

At the time of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 12,832. Ukrainians constitute the majority of the population, yet over 80% of the inhabitants consider Russian as their native language.{{cite web | url=http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/ | title=Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 | English version }}{{cite web|url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/|title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }}

{{bar box|title=Native languages in Yakymivka|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Languages|right1=percent|bars={{bar percent|Russian|purple|80.4}}

{{bar percent|others|gray|1.6}}}}

References

Category:Rural settlements in Melitopol Raion

Category:Populated places established in the Russian Empire

Category:Populated places established in 1833

Category:1833 establishments in the Russian Empire

Yakymivka

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