Mykolaivka (Ukrainian: Миколаївка, pronounced [mɪkoˈɫɑjiu̯kɐ]; Russian: Николаевка) is a city and administrative centre of Mykolaivka urban hromada[1] in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine to the south of the railway station Elektrychna.

[2] The city is most known for being the home of the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant, where it is a major employer of local residents.

[3] On 4 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from pro-Russian separatists.

[4][5][6] The hospital began renovations in 2015, having been damaged in the fighting, with pro-Russian militants positioned around the building and on its roof.

[7] In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada appropriated the status of the city of district significance, withdrew it from the composition of the Sloviansk municipality and included it in the Sloviansk Raion.