Battle of Donbas (2022)

April 18, 2022 · Donbas

Result Inconclusive

After failing to take Kyiv, Russia concentrated its forces on the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. It took Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in heavy artillery battles, but gained ground slowly at great cost.

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Russia

Donetsk People's Republic

Luhansk People's Republic

Ukraine

Strength and losses

Strength: 55,000–70,000

Strength: 40,000–50,000

Civilian deaths: c. 5,154

Battles and events 11

Battle of Lysychansk February 26 – July 3, 2022 · Russian and LPR victory
Battle of Kreminna April 18, 2022
Battle of Lyman May 2022 – October 2, 2022
- First battle of Lyman May 23–27, 2022 · Inconclusive
- Lyman front of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive September 10 – October 2, 2022 · Ukrainian victory
Battle of the Siverskyi Donets May 5–13, 2022 · Ukrainian victory
Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) May 6 – June 25, 2022 · Russian victory
Battle of Siversk July 3, 2022
Olenivka prison massacre July 29, 2022
Battle of Soledar August 3, 2022 – January 16, 2023 · Russian victory
Battle of Bakhmut August 9, 2022 – January 7, 2024 · Russian victory – see
2023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strike June 27, 2023
2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket strike August 9, 2024