Staromykhailivka (), sometimes transcribed as Staromikhailovka (), is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Donetsk urban hromada Donetsk urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Donetsk. The hromada contains 14 settlements: 2 cities (Donetsk and Mospyne), 4 rural settlements ( Horbachevo-Mykh ...

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. Due to occupation of the settlement and other eastern portions of Marinka Raion by Russian forces, in 2020 the raion was dissolved and most of it still controlled by Ukraine merged with

Volnovakha Raion Volnovakha Raion () is one of the eight raions (administrative districts) of Donetsk Oblast, in southeastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is in the city of Volnovakha. The raion's population is History In September 1959, when Olhynka ...

. Population: Staromykhailivka is located on banks of Lozova river which is a tributary of

Vovcha The Vovcha () is a river in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblasts, Ukraine. The river flows for 323 kilometres, covering a basin area of 13,300 km2. It runs through the city of Pavlohrad. It flows into th ...

. Staromykhailivka is a suburb of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

bordering the Donetsk's Abakumova neighborhood (microdistrict). The settlement has population of 5,337 (2011). The settlement was established in 1747 by Mykhailo Motsahor and was known as Mykhailivka. Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Staromykhailivka. On 2 August 2014 the

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confirmed reports that Ukrainian forces had recaptured control of Staromykhailivka from pro-Russian insurgents. As of October 2016, the settlement was under control of pro-Russian forces.

Notable people

* Pavlo Hryshchenko (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer

References

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