Battle of Svitlodarsk

Battle of Svitlodarsk
	Part of War in Donbas
	; Ruins of a building in Svitlodarsk
Date	18–23 December 2016; (5 days)
Location	Svitlodarsk, Ukraine
Result	Ceasefire Both sides claim to have repelled the other's attacks;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Luhansk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Kupol (nom de guerre)	Oleg Anashchenko
Units involved
Ukrainian Ground Forces: 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade 1st Battalion; ;	LPR 2nd Army Corps
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: 9 killed; 35 wounded; Per LPR: 10 killed; 20 wounded;	Per LPR: 4 killed; 2 wounded; Per Ukraine: 18 killed; 38 wounded; 1 captured;

The Battle of Svitlodarsk^[9] took place during the war in Donbas near Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast in 2016. It was described as the "bloodiest battle in 5 months".^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "'Bloodiest battle in 5 months': Ukrainian troops repel 3 militant attacks near Svitlodarsk". uatoday.tv. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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^ Goncharova, Olena (12 January 2017). "At least 22 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia's war in December–January". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "Ukrainian forces open fire at Debaltsevo for first time since 2015". TASS. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "Defense Ministry Intelligence: 18 Militants Killed, 38 Wounded Outside Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Region, December 19–25". ukranews.com. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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