Global InformationBattle of Lysychansk information
| Battle of Lysychansk | |||||||||
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| Part of the battle of Donbas during the eastern Ukraine campaign | |||||||||
 Pro-Russian separatist troops advance towards Lysychansk | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia Luhansk PR |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Aleksandr Lapin[3][4] Sergey Surovikin[4] Esedulla Abachev[3] Zamid Chalaev[5] Apti Alaudinov[6] |
  Ivan "Brest" Marchuk †[7][8] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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 LPR People's Militia Wagner Group[12] |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Russian claim: 4,500 troops[19] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Ukrainian claim: 1,120+ killed, 600+ captured[21][19][22] | ||||||||
| 8+ civilians killed, 42+ wounded | |||||||||
The battle of Lysychansk was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine in the wider battle of Donbas of the eastern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23][24] By May 2022, Lysychansk and its twin city of Sievierodonetsk were the two largest cities of the Luhansk Oblast not under Russian control.[25] Russian forces launched an assault on Sievierodonetsk in May where a fierce battle occurred until late June, when Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city.[26] Fighting then continued as Russian forces started to attack Lysychansk across the Donets River.[27]
Russia and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) announced their forces had seized Lysychansk on 2–3 July, although Ukraine initially denied the city's capture. The Ukrainian general staff conceded on 3 July that their forces had withdrawn from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders."[28][29][30][31]
Lysychansk was the last Ukrainian stronghold to be captured in Luhansk Oblast, which Russia then claimed to fully control.[32]
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- ^ "Russia says last Ukrainian-held town in the Luhansk region has fallen". The Telegraph. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Lysychansk Battle Updates". Atlas News. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Russia used private mercenaries to reinforce frontline, British intelligence says". news.yahoo.com. 18 July 2022.
- ^ "З-пад Лісічанска не вярнуліся шэсць беларусаў-каліноўцаў. Апошнім паведамленнем было: "На нас едзе танк. Адпрацаваў па ім"".
- ^ "Belarusian volunteer battalion commander killed".
- ^ a b "Ukraine War: Time running out for Lysychansk". YouTube.
- ^ "Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC News. 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "'Hell on earth': Ukrainian soldiers describe eastern front". 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine War: Time running out for Lysychansk". YouTube.
- ^ a b "В ЛНР заявили, что под Лисичанском союзным силам сдались в плен около 600 боевиков Украины - ТАСС".
- ^ "'Hell on earth': Ukrainian soldiers describe eastern front". 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine-Russia War: Russian says it seized Lysychansk Oil Refinery - RIA".
- ^ [tass.com/world/1472931]
- ^ "Битва за Луганщину: враг сосредоточил основные усилия на окружении Лисичанска - Генштаб". www.unian.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Войска РФ пытаются взять Лисичанск - Гайдай". korrespondent.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Russians control 80% of key Ukraine city, cut escape routes". AP NEWS. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Last Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk ordered to withdraw". the Guardian. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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- ^ ""Fierce battles": Ukraine disputes claims Russian forces seized Lysychansk". Newsweek. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC News. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Russia claims full control of Luhansk region as key city captured". Al Jazeera. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.