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Mykolaivka Territorial Community
Donetsk
Population:
The Mykolaivka urban territorial community is located in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region. Its total area is 361.4198 km2. The Mykolaivka urban territorial community includes 15 population centers. The administrative center of the community is located in the town of Mykolaivka.
As of January 1, 2022, the population of the community was 20,568 people:
urban population: 17,950 people
rural population: 2,618 people.
As of October 24, 2023, there were 4,147 internally displaced persons in the community.
History
The center of the community is the town of Mykolaivka, founded in the first half of the 18th century. The town takes its name (according to legend) from the icon of Nicholas the Conciliator. Mykolaivka was famous for its clay thanks to the Mykolaivka deposit.
At the end of 1951, construction of a large thermal power plant began on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River. In September 1954, the Sloviansk State District Power Plant began producing electricity. At the same time, the construction of a new settlement began near the village of Mykolaivka.
By the decision of the executive committee of the regional council dated September 14, 1956, the village of Mykolaivka of the Sloviansk district, together with the new settlement of the Sloviansk state district power station were categorized as an urban-type settlement, leaving behind the name Mykolaivka.
Mykolaivka acquired the status of a town in 2003
On the territory of Raihorodok there is a unique place of historical and cultural heritage – Cossack Pier. At the present time, a cross has been installed at the location of the church in the former Cossack town as a reminder of the first protective Cossack settlements on the territory of Donetsk region. In the past, these places lost their architectural value and need to be restored for wide public access.
Economy and Welfare
The economic specialization of the Mykolaivka urban territorial community is based on agricultural and energy enterprises.
On the territory of the town of Mykolaivka, there is the enterprise Donbasenergo – Sloviansk TPP which produces and supplies electricity and heat.
The agro-industrial complex of the Mykolaivka urban territorial community is based on 6 agricultural enterprises and 39 farms. The main area of production activity of the community’s agricultural enterprises is the cultivation of grain crops (except rice), legumes and oilseeds.
The Mykolaivka Territorial Community provides quality education for its residents, by offering a variety of educational opportunities. There are 6 preschool institutions, 6 secondary education institutions, 1 Palace of Culture and one Inclusive Resource Center operating in the community. All education institutions work remotely. There are no higher educational institutions on the territory of the community.
There are also libraries, clubs and cultural centers in the community.
On June 27, 2018, the grand opening of the Energetik Sports and Recreation Complex took place in the town of Mykolaivka. Football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, boxing, judo, sambo, and aikido groups are available on the basis of Energetik. The 5-lane pool allows holding educational and training meetings in swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo. The complex also has a spacious fitness room, a children’s room, a sauna, and a massage room.
There are 5 mini-football fields with artificial turf in schools, children’s playgrounds, 3 sets of anti-vandal street simulators in the community.
Community and War
From the first days of the russian invasion of Ukraine, the leadership of the community organized work to eliminate the consequences and provide assistance to the population:
- creation of the Humanitarian Headquarters at the Mykolaivka Town Council for the period of martial law
- arrangement and provision of all necessary bomb shelters and temporary shelters
- creating points of Invincibility
Residents of the community are provided with humanitarian aid which comes to the community from various Ukrainian and foreign public organizations.
Due to constant shelling, the important critical infrastructure of the Mykolaivka urban territorial community – educational and cultural institutions – was destroyed. In addition, more than 434 cases of damage to private houses, maiming and death of civilians were recorded in the community.
People of the Community
Volodymyr Proskunin is the Deputy Head of the Mykolaivka Town Military Administration (since February 20, 2023, he has been acting as the Head of the Mykolaivka Town Military Administration).
The NEFKO investment project, Implementation of an energy-saving project in the street lighting system of Mykolaivka urban united territorial community, Donetsk region, was implemented In 2018.
New construction of a paramedic station in the village of Malynivka, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region was carried out with the support of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine and the Luxembourg Red Cross. The asset was opened on July 31, 2019.
The project Together. Social services for families in the community was implemented in 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine with the support of the German Government through the German Development Bank (KFW).
The community also participated in the project of the Association of Ukrainian Cities and the public organization Community Development Strategies entitled: Civic Tech as a Tool of Quality Interaction. The project was implemented in 30 communities of Ukraine with a population of up to 50,000 people. In Donetsk region, it was the Mykolaivka urban territorial community.
Development Strategy
The development strategy of the Mykolaivka urban territorial community until 2027 was prepared with the support of the UNDP program for reconstruction and peace building.
The development strategy provides for economic development which will include the preparation and generation of investment products, the creation of conditions for the agro-industrial complex, the development of enterprises and the creation of favorable conditions for strategic investment in the economy of the community.
The strategy also includes work on improving and developing relations in the community.
Much attention will be devoted to the development of the life support system, where a system of collection and disposal of solid household waste, repair of roads, roadside infrastructure, modernization of infrastructure and landscaping, and creation of an energy- and resource-saving community energy supply system will be provided for.
The community also strives to achieve a high quality of life for citizens which will include a modern educational infrastructure, a high level of culture, and an improved system of social protection of the population.
Sources
- Official website of the Mykolaivka Urban Territorial Community
- Official Facebook page