Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

January 29 – February 4, 2017 · Avdiivka

Result Ceasefire

Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces fought heavily around the industrial town of Avdiivka. The shelling cut the town's power and heating in winter.

On the map Contemporaries

Ukraine

Donetsk People's Republic

Other

Ukraine

Donetsk People's Republic

Russia

Mikhail Tolstykh military commander

Strength and losses

Civilian deaths: 14

Units

Ukrainian Ground Forces Ukrainian Volunteer Army Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps 72nd Mechanized Brigade 93rd Mechanized Brigade Sich Battalion

Russian separatist forces in Ukraine 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 60th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Battalion

51st Guards Combined Arms Army