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Battle of Vuhlehirsk
Part of War in Donbass
Date29 January 2015 – 5 February 2015
LocationVuhlehirsk
Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Status

DPR Pyrrhic victory[1]

  • Ukrainian forces withdraw to Debaltseve
Belligerents
 Ukraine  Donetsk People's Republic
 Russia (denied by Russia)
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Donbas Battalion
Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion
RPMON "Svityaz"
13th Territorial Defense Battalion "Chernihiv-1"

Novorossiya Armed Forces
Sparta Battalion

Russian Armed Forces
(denied by Russia)
Casualties and losses
80+ killed
300+ wounded
10 captured
1 armoured vehicle damaged[2]
400-500 killed
1,000+ wounded
7+ tanks destroyed
12+ armoured vehicles destroyed

Events[]

On January 29, 2015, according to the deputy commander of the corps of the DPR Ministry of Defense Eduard Basurin, during the protracted street battles against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the DPR armed forces half took Vuhlehirsk.[3][4]. Assault groups were formed from the combined units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the MGB, the military intelligence of the DPR and reinforced by the Horlivka garrison. On the same day, the armed forces of Ukraine announced the arrival of reinforcements and the beginning of a counteroffensive on the city.[5][6].

On January 30, the ATO headquarters announced an artillery battle between the parties to the conflict[7].

On January 31, Dmytro Tymchuk announced the gathering of militant reinforcements to Vuhlehirsk[8].

On February 5, the DPR forces announced the establishment of full control over Vuhlehrisk[9].

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