Maiaky, Donetsk Oblast

 Maiaky (Ukrainian: Мая́ки) is a village in eastern Ukraine, located in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It is located in Sviatohirsk urban hromada.

History

In 1919, during the Russian Civil War, Maiaky was captured by the Bolsheviks, who incorporated it into the Soviet Union.[1] During World War II, intense fighting took place near Maiaky in 1943.[2]

In 2014, the "Phoenix" poultry farm was started up in Maiaky. The name "phoenix" was given to the farm because the farm had previously been based in Luhansk Oblast, but been destroyed by violence of the Russian army during the war in Donbas. The farm became one of the most important in the region.[3] In 2017, during demining activities related to the war in Donbas, workers discovered the previously undiscovered remains of one Wehrmacht soldier and six Red Army soldiers from 1943.[2]

In 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military repeatedly shelled the "Phoenix" poultry farm located in Maiaky. In late October 2022, the Russian army completely destroyed the farm.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Маяки, Краматорський район, Донецька область » Історія міст і сіл Української РСР" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ a b "У зоні АТО сапери знайшли поховання воїнів Другої світової". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "На Донеччині ворог знищив одне з найпотужніших підприємств із виробництва яєць". Укрінформ. 2022-10-31.

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