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Battle of Vuhledar
Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers in a destroyed building in Vuhledar, February 2023
Date28 October 2022 – present
(1 year, 6 months and 1 day)
Location
Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
47°47′N 37°15′E / 47.783°N 37.250°E / 47.783; 37.250
Status

Ongoing

  • First main assault ends in a Ukrainian victory;[1][2] small-scale assaults continue around Vuhledar[3][4]
Belligerents

Battle of Vuhledar Russia

  • Battle of Vuhledar Donetsk PR
 Battle of Vuhledar Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Battle of Vuhledar Rustam Muradov
Battle of Vuhledar Sukhrab Akhmedov
Battle of Vuhledar Mikhail Gudkov[5]		 Battle of Vuhledar Nazarii Khiszak[6]
Battle of Vuhledar Vladyslav Bayak[7][8]
Units involved

Battle of Vuhledar Russian Armed Forces

  • Battle of Vuhledar Russian Ground Forces
    • 3rd Army Corps
      • 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade[9]
      • Alga Volunteer Battalion[10]
    • 1st Army Corps
      • 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade[11]
  • Battle of Vuhledar Russian Navy
  • Battle of Vuhledar Russian Naval Infantry
    • 155th Naval Infantry Brigade
    • 40th Naval Infantry Brigade
  • DPR Forces
    • Kaskad Battalion[12]
  • PMC Redut[13][14]
  • PMC Patriot[15]

Battle of Vuhledar Ukrainian Armed Forces

  • Battle of Vuhledar Ukrainian Ground Forces
    • 72nd Mechanized Brigade
    • 53rd Mechanized Brigade
      • 48th Rifle Battalion
    • 68th Jaeger Brigade[16]
    • Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment[17]
Strength
Main Battle:
20,000 troops
90 main battle tanks
180 IFVs
100 artillery pieces[18][19]		 Unknown
Casualties and losses

Ukrainian claim:

  • 58th CAA
    • 155th Brigade: ~5,000 killed, wounded or captured
      130 armored vehicles destroyed, including 36 tanks[20][21]
    • 72nd Brigade:
      30 tanks and BMPs destroyed[22]
  • 5th Brigade: 304 killed, 22 wounded
    [11][23]
Confirmed losses:
88+ armored vehicles, including 25+ tanks[24]		 Ukrainian claim:
"As many as" 60 killed or wounded a day (September only)[6]
100 killed or wounded (one battalion; Nov. '22–Feb. '23)[25]
Russian claim:
200 killed or wounded (January 24–25)[12]
Equipment losses:
20 armored vehicles destroyed, including two tanks[26]
60 civilians killed[27]

The battle of Vuhledar is a military engagement in the eastern theatre of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, around the town of Vuhledar in western Donetsk Oblast, near the pre-invasion line of contact between Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. Ukrainian commanders have described it as the largest tank battle of the Russo-Ukrainian War to date.

  1. ^ Belam, Martin; Chao-Fong, Léonie (2 March 2023). "Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: What we know on day 372 of the invasion". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Russia suffers substantial losses at Vuhledar". 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Russians Preparing to Resume Offensive on Vuhledar - ISW Analysts | Ukrainian news". Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Did the Ukrainian Army Kill 1,100 Russians in a Single Day? It's Certainly Possible". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ a b "'A day without dead Russians isn't a complete day'". Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (March 2023). "In an Epic Battle of Tanks, Russia Was Routed, Repeating Earlier Mistakes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ "In Vuhledar, Russia Kept Falling into the Same Trap". Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Smashed by Ukrainian Mines and Artillery, Russia's Winter Offensive Just Ground to a Halt Outside Vuhledar". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ Eckel, Mike (3 March 2023). "What Happened in Vuhledar? A Battle Points to Major Russian Military Problems". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b "'They threatened to shoot us if we didn't advance' — Russian soldiers deployed near Ukraine's Vuhledar ask Putin for help". Novaya Gazeta Europe (in Russian). 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Armed Forces of Ukraine lose first line of defence near Vuhledar". 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ Bertina, Alec (27 June 2023). "PMC Veterans (60 OMSB Veteran): Putin's Loyalists". Grey Dynamics. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War. 21 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Shoigu deploys his Private Military Company, which competes with Wagner Group, to war against Ukraine". pravda.com.ua. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Attacking Vuhledar, Russia previews new push to seize southeast Ukraine - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  17. ^ Funeral held for Belarusian activist killed in Ukraine - The Washington Post
  18. ^ "'Like turkeys at a shooting range': Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come". CNN. 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  19. ^ Ukraine War, 2 February 2023: Vuhledar
  20. ^ Melkozerova, Veronika (12 February 2023). "Russia may have lost an entire elite brigade near a Donetsk coal-mining town". Politico. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023. Russian forces also were losing 150-300 marines a day near Vuhledar, Dmytrashkivskyi said. He estimated the brigade to have comprised some 5,000 soldiers in all, whose members had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner.
  21. ^ "Elite Russian Marine Unit 'Nearly Destroyed' Near Ukraine's Vuhledar". 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Smashed by Ukrainian Mines and Artillery, Russia's Winter Offensive Just Ground to a Halt Outside Vuhledar". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  23. ^ Santora, Marc (16 February 2023). "Moscow's Military Capabilities Are in Question After Failed Battle for Ukrainian City - The New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Vuhledar Russian losses per Warspotting.net". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  25. ^ Ukraine's counteroffensive struggles against Russian fortifications, airpower
  26. ^ Top Russian General Dismissed After Vuhledar Defeat
  27. ^ [2]

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