On 5 January 2015, there was a fatal vehicle accident involving local Ukrainian military units near Minkivka, in which a bus of soldiers collided with a military truck. Vyacheslav Abroskin, head of the Donetsk Oblast branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the cause of the crash was weather conditions: namely ice and poor visibility. 12 soldiers died and 22 were injured. Abroskin said an investigation was taking place.[4]
During the 2026 counteroffensive, Minkivka was recaptured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. [5] However, the settlement was recaptured by Russia as of late April 2026.[6]
