War in Donbas

War in Donbass

Part of the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the Russian military intervention in Ukraine

Map of the war in Donbass.svg

As of January, 2016: Pink areas and red cities were held by DPR/LPR insurgents, and Yellow areas and blue cities were held by the Ukrainian government. Orange settlements were contested areas.

Date

6 April 2014 – present
(2 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)

Location

Donbass, includes:
Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine

Status

Pro-Russian insurgents take control of parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
- Russian intervention in Ukraine
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
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
New ceasefire came into effect on 1 September 2016

Belligerents

Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic

Commanders and leaders

Alexander Zakharchenko (WIA)
Denis Pushilin
Vladimir Kononov
Pavel Gubarev
Igor Kakidzyanov (POW)
Igor Plotnitskiy
Valery Bolotov (WIA)

Vladimir Antyufeyev

Alexander Borodai

Petro Poroshenko

Volodymyr Groysman

Oleksandr Turchynov

Stepan Poltorak

Viktor Muzhenko

Valentyn Nalyvaichenko

Mykhailo Kutsyn (WIA)

Units involved

Pro-Russian separatists:

Foreign volunteers:

Russian Armed Forces
Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation

Chechnya (Kadyrovtsy)

Defence Ministry:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

National Guard
- Territorial defence battalions

Foreign volunteers:

Georgian (100+)
Belarusian (100+)
Russian (100+)
Albanian
Croatian
Chechen
Others

Strength

40,000–45,000 fighters
(3,000–4,000 Russian volunteers)
9,000–12,000 regular Russian soldiers (Ukraine & US estimate)

64,000–69,000 (active 2015-16)

Casualties and losses

4,150 killed(estimate)

3,270 killed, 153 missing and 10,753 wounded

2,338 civilians killed
9,758 killed and 22,779 wounded overall

1,414,798 Ukrainians internally displaced; 925,500 fled abroad

^* 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)

Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic

Alexander Zakharchenko (WIA)
Denis Pushilin
Vladimir Kononov
Pavel Gubarev
Igor Kakidzyanov (POW)
Igor Plotnitskiy
Valery Bolotov (WIA)

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