Battle of Debaltseve

Part of the War in Donbass

Map depicting the encirclement and withdrawal of Ukrainian forces in the Debaltseve area

Date

14 January – 20 February 2015
(1 month and 4 days)

Location

Debaltseve area
Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Result

DPR and LPR victory

DPR and LPR forces capture Debaltseve,Vuhlehirsk, Lohvynove and four other villages

Belligerents

Ukraine

Donetsk People's Republic

Luhansk People's Republic

Russia (denied by Russia)

Commanders and leaders

Serhiy Shaptala

Semen Semenchenko (WIA)

Isa Munayev †

Adam Osmayev

Yevhen Yukhanov †

Dmytro Zaharia (WIA)

Alexander Zakharchenko (WIA)

Olga Kachura

Aleksey Mozgovoy

Nikolai Kozitsyn

Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

40th Battalion

Internal Affairs Ministry:

National Guard
Donbas Battalion
Dzokhar Dudayev Battalion

Novorossiya Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces (denied by Russia):

8th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
18th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
25th Spetsnaz Regiment
5th Guards Tank Brigade
elements of the 232nd MRL brigade

Strength

6,000

15,000–17,000
(according to Ukraine)

Casualties and losses

184 killed, 112–121 captured. 81 missing, 508–668 wounded
(as of 19 February)

58 killed (acc. separatists)
70 killed (acc. Russian opposition)

500+ civilians found dead

^* Number updated to 265 confirmed killed after dozens of bodies were recovered.
^** 104 prisoners were released.
^*** Subsequently the bodies of 78 soldiers were recovered.

DPR and LPR victory

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

Novorossiya Armed Forces

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