Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024)

February 21, 2022 – February 17, 2024 · Avdiivka

Result Russian victory

Russian forces attacked the fortified town of Avdiivka near Donetsk for months with very heavy losses. Ukrainian troops withdrew in February 2024, and Russia took the town.

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Oleksandr Syrskyi military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 120,000

Strength: c. 5,000–8,000

Civilian deaths: 154

Units

2nd Guards Combined Arms Army 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army 41st Guards Combined Arms Army 51st Guards Combined Arms Army 8th Guards Combined Arms Army (Russia) Central Military District Southern Military District 90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present) 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 1st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade

110th Mechanized Brigade 116th Mechanized Brigade 31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 3rd Assault Brigade 47th Mechanized Brigade 53rd Mechanized Brigade 59th Assault Brigade Sibir Battalion Chernihiv Border Detachment

74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade Pyatnashka Brigade 60th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Battalion 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment Sparta Battalion