Andriivka, Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

The village was founded in 1660 as a winter camp for the Cossack leader Andriy Solohub.

[2] Due to the approaching Russian troops, the evacuation of families with children was ordered on 14 November 2024.

[3][better source needed] Russian forces advanced to the outskirts of the settlement on 25 January 2025.

Days later the Russian army entered the town and captured part of it.

Andriivka is located on the T-05-15, which connects to the H-15 in the south (Kostiantynopil) and leads to Oleksandrivka (over Pokrovsk) in the north-east.