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Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

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Battle of Avdiivka
Part of the war in Donbas
Авдіївська промислова зона.jpg
Date29 January – 4 February 2017[1]
(6 days)
Location
Avdiivka, Ukraine
48°07′30″N 37°46′00″E / 48.1250°N 37.7667°E / 48.1250; 37.7667Coordinates: 48°07′30″N 37°46′00″E / 48.1250°N 37.7667°E / 48.1250; 37.7667
Result

Ceasefire

  • Pro-Ukrainian forces maintain and bolster a foothold on approach to Donetsk[2][3]
  • Low level fighting east/southeast of Avdiivka continues[4]
Belligerents
 Ukraine

Donetsk People's Republic

 Russia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Lt. Col. Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi") (WIA)[5]
Ivan Balakay (call sign "the Greek") †[6]
Anton Sidorov (call sign "Konsul") †[7][5]
Units involved

Ukrainian Ground Forces:

НЗ УДА.svg Ukrainian Volunteer Army
Ukrainian interior ministry's special battalion «Sich» logo.png Sich Battalion[8]

DPR Ministry of Defence logo.jpg DPR 1st Army Corps:

Casualties and losses

Per Ukraine:[9][10]

  • 14 killed
  • 70+ wounded

Per DPR:[6]

  • 25 killed
  • 40+ wounded

Per DPR:

  • Unspecified

Per Ukraine:[11][12][13]

  • 18–30 killed
  • 26 wounded
  • 1 captured
14 civilians killed, 5 injured[14]
Not to be confused with Battle of Avdiivka (2022).

The battle of Avdiivka was a battle in the war in Donbas near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine that was fought in late January and early February 2017. It saw some of the highest casualties during that phase of the conflict.[15] According to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine the battle was of a level of fighting in Ukraine that had not been seen since 2014–15.[16]

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War in Donbas (2014–2022)

The war in Donbas, or Donbas war, was an armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine, part of the broader Russo-Ukrainian War.

Avdiivka

Avdiivka

Avdiivka or Avdeevka is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located in the center of the oblast, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city had a pre-war population of 31,392 ; in August 2022, its population was estimated at 2,500.

Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (Донеччина), is an oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its administrative centre is Donetsk, though due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the regional administration was moved to Kramatorsk. Historically, the region has been an important part of the Donbas region. From its creation in 1938 until November 1961, it bore the name Stalino Oblast as Donetsk was then named "Stalino", in honour of Joseph Stalin. As part of the de-Stalinization process, it was renamed after the Siversky Donets river, the main artery of Eastern Ukraine. Its population is estimated as 4,100,280

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately 600,000 square kilometres (230,000 sq mi). Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. On 1 January 2023, the United Nations estimated the Ukrainian population to be 34.1 million, with record low birth rates. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south.

Background

Main article: War in Donbas (2014–2022)

On 21 July 2014, during the war in Donbas, Ukrainian forces recaptured Avdiivka from pro-Russian separatists.[17][18]

Avdiivka is located only 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Donetsk. Between Donetsk and Avdiivka stretches Highway M04 which circles Donetsk around its north side and is part of the European route 50. In the area, Highway M04 has a highway interchange, named "Yasynuvatska rozvyazka". Also, located between Avdiivka and Donetsk is a mine, "Butivka-Donetska".

Until March 2016, the "Industrial Zone" (located in the eastern part of Avdiivka) was a buffer zone between the Donetsk People's Republic-controlled territories and the Ukrainian army.[19] In March 2016, the Ukrainian army set up its fortifications in the "Industrial Zone".[19] This meant that the pro-Russian separatists no longer had full control of the highway that united their controlled cities of Donetsk and Horlivka and that it became more difficult for them to fire at Avdiivka with weapons not prohibited by the Minsk II agreement.[19] Since March 2016 fighting for Avdiivka's "Industrial Zone" greatly intensified.[19][20]

In the days before the 29 January bombardments, the OSCE special monitoring mission in Ukraine documented a series of violations of the Minsk II agreement by separatists and Ukrainian troops who both placed weapon systems and troops in prohibited locations.[21]

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Avdiivka

Avdiivka

Avdiivka or Avdeevka is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located in the center of the oblast, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city had a pre-war population of 31,392 ; in August 2022, its population was estimated at 2,500.

Donetsk

Donetsk

Donetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast. The population was estimated at 901,645 in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.

Highway M04 (Ukraine)

Highway M04 (Ukraine)

Highway M04 was a Ukraine international highway connecting Znamianka to Krasnodon on the border with Russia, where it continued into Russia as the A260.

European route E50

European route E50

European route E 50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan.

Interchange (road)

Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange or a grade-separated junction is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using a system of interconnecting roadways to permit traffic on at least one of the routes to pass through the junction without interruption from crossing traffic streams. It differs from a standard intersection, where roads cross at grade. Interchanges are almost always used when at least one road is a controlled-access highway or a limited-access divided highway (expressway), though they are sometimes used at junctions between surface streets.

Donetsk People's Republic

Donetsk People's Republic

The Donetsk People's Republic is an unrecognised republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, with its capital in Donetsk. The DPR was created by militarily-armed Russian-backed separatists in 2014, and it initially operated as a breakaway state until it was annexed by Russia in 2022.

Horlivka

Horlivka

Horlivka, also known as Gorlovka, is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Its population is 239,828.

Battle

Shelling of residential areas of Avdiivka on 30 January 2017

It is unclear who initiated the heavy fighting near the "Industrial Zone" area (located in the eastern part of Avdiivka) on 29 January 2017, with both sides accusing each other of starting the battle.[22][19] According to The New York Times the military objective was a military position on the edge of Avdiivka called Almaz-2 (in English: Diamond-2), which had been under separatist control.[23] When being interviewed by The Guardian a Ukrainian soldier claimed his army had provoked the separatists into an aggressive response by seizing a small stretch of road.[24] Separatist bombardment started on 29 January 2017,[25] and left more than 17,000 residents of the city without water, electricity or heat. With fierce regional winter conditions, this led the Ukrainian government to declare a state of emergency in preparation for at least partial evacuation of the city.[26][27] UNICEF warned of a humanitarian disaster in the city due to a lack of electricity and water.[28]

Ukraine reported that Ukrainian forces had suffered losses during the attacks of pro-Russian forces on Ukrainian positions in the area of the industrial zone of Avdiivka in the night of 29 January.[29] At least one Ukrainian soldier was killed, two others died of wounds, and one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the morning of 29 January.[30] Pro-Russian forces broke through the Ukrainian lines in Avdiivka twice, but their assaults were beaten off.[31] Two civilians were injured by shelling in Avdiivka.[32] One pro-Russian militant was captured by Ukrainian forces.[32][33] Several attacks of pro-Russian forces on Ukrainian positions started in the area of Avdiivka at around 5:00 am, but were beaten off by the Ukrainian military. The fighting between the warring parties continued on 30 January.[32][34][35] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and five others wounded on the morning of 30 January.[36]

The spokesman of the Presidential Administration on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and twenty-four wounded and injured in the Donbas region on 30 January.[37][38] Two of the fatalities occurred in Avdiivka, one in Opytne.[37] Fierce fighting continued on this date in and around the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka, where a call for a local ceasefire was largely ignored by the warring parties.[39][40] ATO spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk expressed his "worries" about the right flank of the Ukrainian defences around Avdiivka, which was stormed by pro-Russian tanks. Motuzyanyk described the action as the major tank offensive in the area since the fall of Donetsk airport in rebel hands in January 2015. The tanks, gathered at Spartak, charged through the demarcation line at Butivka mining complex and Pisky.[41] The evacuation of civilian residents from Avdiivka was scheduled for 1 February due to the lack of essential services in the town after the relentless pro-Russian bombardment since 29 January.[42] The local hospital was already evacuated in the afternoon.[43] Almost one hundred BM-21 "Grad" artillery rockets landed in Avdiivka throughout the day.[44] Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, head of the civilian administration of Donetsk Oblast, declared the state of emergency in the war-torn town.[45]

Pro-Russian troops and tanks launched two attacks on Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka in the morning of 1 February 2017, supported by 122 mm (4.8 in) and 152 mm (6.0 in) artillery and B-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers.[46] As of 2:00 pm two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others wounded.[47] One female civilian was killed by shelling in the morning,[48] three male civilians were injured.[49] Seventy-seven persons, most of them children, were evacuated from Avdiivka during the morning.[50]

On 2 February, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed at Avdiivka in the course of repulsing one of the numerous assaults by pro-Russian forces.[51] By morning of 2 February at least 145 civilians,[52] and as of 5:00 pm 183 civilian residents, including 107 children, had been evacuated from Avdiivka.[53] Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine had aggravated the situations so that it would look like a victim and that the Ukrainian government thought this would make it easier to gain foreign funding.[54] He also believed that the renewed fighting was started by Ukraine to deflect attention and "Kyiv's attempts to struggle with the opposition at home".[54] The same day NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia "to use its considerable influence over the separatists to bring the violence to an end."[25]

On the morning of 4 February, a relative calm settled on the Avdiivka area after a ceasefire was established.[55]

Ukraine said its troops improved their positions ("on approaches to Donetsk") when they counterattacked during the battle,[3] specifically gaining a foothold near Spartak and advancing across the Donetsk-Horlivka road near Tsarskoye Selo.[56]

On 5 February, fighting continued to ease.[57] The Ukrainian military stated no soldiers had been killed in the previous 24 hours for the first time since the start of the battle, although two soldiers were wounded.[57] During the day, electricity was restored and heating returned to Avdiivka.[58]

During the battle, Ukrainian soldiers received text messages sent from unknown numbers that read, "You are just meat to your commanders," "Your body will be found when the snow melts," and, "You're like the Germans in Stalingrad."[59]

In early February 2017, Ukrainian media said that during the fighting, two top separatist commanders were killed and one was wounded.[6][5]

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The Guardian

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Government of Ukraine

Government of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine, is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine. As Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, it was formed on 18 April 1991, by the Law of Ukrainian SSR No.980-XII. Vitold Fokin was approved as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine.

State of emergency

State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state during a natural disaster, civil unrest, armed conflict, medical pandemic or epidemic or other biosecurity risk. Justitium is its equivalent in Roman law—a concept in which the Roman Senate could put forward a final decree that was not subject to dispute yet helped save lives in times of strife.

Donbas

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Second Battle of Donetsk Airport

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Pavlo Zhebrivskyi

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Kyiv

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Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.

NATO

NATO

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Secretary General of NATO

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Jens Stoltenberg

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Avdiivka

War in Donbas (2014–2022)

Donbas Battalion

Second Battle of Donetsk Airport

Mikhail Tolstykh

Battle of Svitlodarsk

Timeline of the war in Donbas (2014)

Timeline of the war in Donbas (2015)

Timeline of the war in Donbas (2016)

Timeline of the war in Donbas (2017)

Timeline of the war in Donbas (2018)
See also
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