Vostok Battalion (Donbass)
| War in Donbass |
| Part of the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the Russian military intervention in Ukraine
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Military situation on 2 February 2017: Pink highlights areas held by the DPR/LPR, yellow highlights areas held by the Ukrainian government. |
| Date |
6 April 2014 (2014-04-06) – present
(3 years, 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
| Location |
Donbass, includes:
Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine |
| Status |
Stalemate
- Pro-Russian insurgents take control of parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down; 298 killed
- ceasefire signed on 5 September 2014
- Donbass Commission established placing DNR/LNR under de facto Russian administration
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Minsk II ceasefire came into effect on 15 February 2015; DPR and LPR capture the city of Debaltseve shortly after
- Renewed attempt to implement Minsk II came into effect on 1 September 2015
- More than 10 ceasefire attempts failed
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| Belligerents |
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 Donetsk People's Republic
 Luhansk People's Republic
 Russia
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 Ukraine
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Alexander Zakharchenko (Commander-in-Chief of the DPR)
Igor Plotnitsky (Commander-in-Chief of the LPR)
Sergey Kozlov
Vladimir Putin
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Petro Poroshenko
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| Units involved |
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 Pro-Russian separatists:
 Russian Armed Forces
 Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation
 Chechnya (Kadyrovtsy) |
 Defence Ministry:
 Security Service
 State Border Guard
 Internal Affairs Ministry:
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| Strength |
40,000–45,000 fighters
(3,000–4,000 Russian volunteers)
9,000–12,000 regular Russian soldiers (Ukraine & US estimate)
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64,000 troops |
| Casualties and losses |
| 3,593 killed(estimate)
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3,768 killed, 153 missing and 11,384+ wounded |
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2,777 civilians killed
10,090 killed and 23,966 wounded overall
1,414,798 Ukrainians internally displaced; 925,500 fled abroad |
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* Figure includes 2,081 Russians (per Cargo 200 NGO), of which at least 400–500 are Russian servicemen (per United States Department of State, March 2015) |
Stalemate
Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic
Ukraine
Alexander Zakharchenko (Commander-in-Chief of the DPR)
Igor Plotnitsky (Commander-in-Chief of the LPR)
Sergey Kozlov
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Russia
Petro Poroshenko
Chechnya (Kadyrovtsy)
Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic