Zaichenko should not be confused with Zaychenko.
| Zaichenko | |
| Native Name: | Заїченко |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 311 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Zaichenko within Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 47.1828°N 37.8594°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 87611 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 6296 |
| Elevation M: | 55 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast (Province) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion (District) |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mariupol Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sartana settlement hromada |
Zaichenko (uk|Заїченко) is a village in Mariupol Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 89.7 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 23.6 km SE from Volnovakha, at about 15 km east from Mariupol.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces backed by Russian troops in August 2014, during the War in Donbass.[1]
On 24 January 2015 Mariupol was targeted by the multiple rocket launchers "Uragan" firing from the village.[2]
In 2001 the settlement had 311 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]