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Battle of Debaltsevo

Battle of Debaltseve
Part of the War in Donbass
Withdrawal from Debaltseve.svg
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

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
Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Yevhen Yukhanov 
Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Dmytro Zaharia (WIA)
Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko (WIA)
Donetsk People's Republic Olga Kachura
Aleksey Mozgovoy
Russia Nikolai Kozitsyn
Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

  • 40th Battalion

Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Internal Affairs Ministry:

Novorossiya Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces (denied by Russia):

Strength
6,000 15,000–17,000
(according to Ukraine)
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)
500+ civilians found dead
* 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.

DPR and LPR victory

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Internal Affairs Ministry:

Novorossiya Armed Forces


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