| Official Name: | Yakymivka |
| Native Name: | Якимівка |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Melitopol Raion |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1833 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 11069 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7°N 45°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Yakymivka (Ukrainian: 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:
Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.
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.[1] On 11 June 2023, pro-Ukrainian guerillas blew up another key railway line near the settlement.[2] In early April 2024, the former Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Zubarev was severly injured when pro-Ukrainian militants blew up his car.[3]
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.[4] [5]