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Battle of Lysychansk

Battle of Lysychansk
Part of the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatist troops advance towards Lysychansk
Date25 June – 2/3 July 2022
(1 week and 1 day)
Location
Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Result Russian and LPR victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
 Russia
 Luhansk PR
Commanders and leaders
Aleksandr Lapin[3][4]
Sergey Surovikin[4]		 Ivan Marchuk †[5][6]
Units involved

90th Guards Tank Division[7]
Kadyrovites[8]
Wagner Group[9]

6th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Regiment[10]

Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment[11][12]

24th Mechanized Brigade[13][14]
Strength
Unknown Russian claim:
4,500 troops[15]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Russian claim:
1,120+ killed, 600+ captured[16][15][17]
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.[18][19] By May 2022, Lysychansk and its twin city of Sievierodonetsk were the two largest cities of the Luhansk Oblast not under Russian control.[20] Russian forces launched an assault on Sievierodonetsk in May where a fierce battle occurred until late June, when Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city.[21] Fighting then continued as Russian forces started to attack Lysychansk across the Donets River.[22]

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 The Ukrainian general staff conceded on 3 July that their forces had withdrawn from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders."[23][24][25][26]

Lysychansk was the last Ukrainian stronghold to be captured in Luhansk Oblast, which Russia then claimed to fully control.[27]

  1. ^ "Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Russia Claims Capture of Lysychansk, Solidifying Hold on Luhansk Province". Voice of America. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ ""Putin bestows two generals with Hero of Russia title for role in LPR liberation"". Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3". Institute for the Study of War. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ Zenn (2022).
  6. ^ "Belarusian volunteer battalion commander killed". Kyiv Post. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Pity the Russians Who Get Assigned to the Ill-Fated 90th Tank Division in Ukraine". Forbes.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Russia used private mercenaries to reinforce frontline, British intelligence says". news.yahoo.com. 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Первая годовщина освобождения Лисичанска: интервью Виктора Водолацкого".
  11. ^ "З-пад Лісічанска не вярнуліся шэсць беларусаў-каліноўцаў. Апошнім паведамленнем было: "На нас едзе танк. Адпрацаваў па ім"". 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Belarusian volunteer battalion commander killed". 6 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Ukraine War: Time running out for Lysychansk". YouTube. 29 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC News. 3 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "В ЛНР заявили, что под Лисичанском союзным силам сдались в плен около 600 боевиков Украины - ТАСС".
  16. ^ "Ukraine-Russia War: Russian says it seized Lysychansk Oil Refinery - RIA". July 2022.
  17. ^ [tass.com/world/1472931]
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ Net, Korrespondent. "Войска РФ пытаются взять Лисичанск - Гайдай". korrespondent.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Russians control 80% of key Ukraine city, cut escape routes". AP NEWS. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Last Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk ordered to withdraw". the Guardian. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference ISW2July was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  24. ^ "Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk". BBC News. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ^ ""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.
  26. ^ "Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC News. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Russia claims full control of Luhansk region as key city captured". Al Jazeera. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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