✦ History

Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

February 24, 2022

Russian forces attacked eastern Ukraine, mainly the Donbas, after the 2022 invasion. Fighting there included long battles for Mariupol, Sievierodonetsk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka.

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Battles and events 15

2022 – December 2023
Battle of Marinka (2022–2023) Russian victory Marinka
February 21, 2022 – February 17, 2024
Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024) Russian victory Avdiivka Oleksandr Syrskyi
February 25 – May 20, 2022
Siege of Mariupol Russian victory Mariupol
March 1, 2022
Horlivka offensive Horlivka Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
March 15 – May 12, 2022
Battle of Rubizhne Russian and LPR victory Rubizhne
March 18, 2022
Battle of Popasna Russian victory Popasna Leonid Pasechnik, Roman Kutuzov, Oleh Mikats
April 8, 2022
Kramatorsk railway station attack Kramatorsk railway station
April 18, 2022
Battle of Donbas (2022) Inconclusive Donbas
September 6 – October 2, 2022
2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive Ukrainian victory Ukraine east Alexander Lapin, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Oleksandr Syrskyi
October 2022
Luhansk Oblast campaign Ukraine east
December 31, 2022 – January 1, 2023
Makiivka military quarters shelling Makiivka
October 5, 2023
Hroza missile attack Hroza
April 8, 2024
Battle of Krasnohorivka Russian victory
June 18, 2024
Battle of Toretsk
October 2024
Battle of Kurakhove Kurakhove

Key commanders

Russia 4

Vladimir Putin belligerent leader Alexander Lapin military commander Leonid Pasechnik military commander Roman Kutuzov military commander

Ukraine 4

Volodymyr Zelenskyy belligerent leader Valerii Zaluzhnyi military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi military commander Oleh Mikats military commander