Battle of Bakhmut

August 9, 2022 – January 7, 2024 · Bakhmut

Result Russian victory – see

Russian forces, including Wagner Group fighters, fought for months to capture Bakhmut. They took the city in May 2023 after heavy losses on both sides.

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Russia

Donetsk People's Republic

Ukraine

Oleksandr Syrskyi military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 85,000

Strength: 30,000 disputed

Civilian deaths: 204

Units

1st Guards Tank Army 24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade 137th Guards Airborne Regiment Fakel (company)

17th Poltava Brigade 21st Mechanized Brigade 26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) 3rd Assault Brigade 3rd Operational Brigade 46th Airmobile Brigade 47th Mechanized Brigade 53rd Mechanized Brigade 56th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine) 57th Motorized Brigade 58th Motorized Brigade 59th Assault Brigade 5th Assault Brigade 67th Mechanized Brigade 72nd Mechanized Brigade 77th Airmobile Brigade 80th Air Assault Brigade 92nd Assault Brigade 93rd Mechanized Brigade Khyzhak Brigade (Ukraine) Pomsta Brigade Rubizh Brigade 425th Assault Regiment (Ukraine) International Legion (Ukraine) International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment Kraken Regiment Safari Regiment (Ukraine) Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion Separate Special Purpose Battalion Sheikh Mansur Battalion Alpha Group (Ukraine) Revanche Tactical Group

106th Guards Airborne Division 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division 128th Mountain Assault Brigade 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade 28th Mechanized Brigade 30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade Georgian Legion (Ukraine) Luhansk Assault Regiment