Berkhivka (Ukrainian: Берхівка) is a village in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located about 58 metres (190 ft) southwest of Paraskoviivka, and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Bakhmut. The settlement's population has fallen from 118 registered in the 2001 census, to 43 in 2022.^[2]: 16 It has been an important frontline village during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Berkhivka Берхівка Berkhovka
Village
Berkhivka Location of Berkhivka within Ukraine Show map of Donetsk Oblast Berkhivka Berkhivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48.645278°N 37.967222°E / 48.645278; 37.967222
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Bakhmut urban hromada
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	43
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84557

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The Berkhivka Reservoir is located close to the village.^[3]

Russian forces were reported to have shelled Berkhivka on 17 February 2023, with an airstrike also reported near the village.^[4]

On 24 February 2023, PMC Wagner claimed that they had taken the village after a few days of fighting.^[5] On June 5, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, claimed that Ukrainian forces re-entered the settlement, with heavy fighting starting soon after.^[6]