For a long time people thought Makiivka (MAKĪĪBKA, ru.Макеевка) was established in 1777, but recent research show that it was mentioned in a history records even before that (approx 1696). The city was established by cossak Makiy (that's where the name came from). It is in Ukraine.
Population- approximately 500 000 people. Makiivka is an industrial city.
Makiivka ( Ukrainian : ÐакÑÑвка, Russian : Ðакеевка) is an industrial city in Ukraine with population of approximatelly 500,000 people.
For a long time people thought Makiivka was established in 1777, but recent research show that it was mentioned in a history records even before that (approx 1696).
The city was established by Cossack Makiy (that's where the name came from).