| Battle of Debaltseve | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Donbass | |||||||
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Map depicting the encirclement and withdrawal of Ukrainian forces in the Debaltseve area |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 | 15,000–17,000 (according to Ukraine) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 185 killed 112–121 captured 81 missing 508–668 wounded (as of 19 February) |
58 killed (acc. separatists) 70 killed (acc. Russian opposition) |
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| 500+ civilians found dead | |||||||
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* Number updated to 267 confirmed killed after dozens of bodies were recovered. ** 104 prisoners were released. *** Subsequently the bodies of the missing soldiers were recovered. |
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DPR and LPR victory