Shyrokyne standoff

Shyrokyne standoff
Part of War in Donbas
Azov Regiment soldiers and armored vehicle in Shyrokyne.
Date 10 February – 3 July 2015 (4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Shyrokyne area, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Result Ceasefire[1] Territorial changes Ukrainian forces capture Shyrokyne, Pavlopil, Kominternovo[2] and Oktyabyr[3] Separatists recapture Pavlopil, Pyshchevyk,[4] Vodyane,[5] Kominternovo, Oktyabyr[6] and much of Shyrokyne[7] Ukrainian forces once again capture Pavlopil, Pyshchevyk[8] and Vodyane[9] Separatists withdraw from Shyrokyne, which is destroyed by the fighting,[10] and it becomes a demilitarized zone[11]
Belligerents
Donetsk PR	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Zakharchenko	Andriy Biletsky
Units involved
Novorossiya Armed Forces Oplot Brigade Sparta Battalion	Armed Forces of Ukraine  Ukrainian Ground Forces National Guard of Ukraine Azov Regiment Donbas Battalion Special Tasks Patrol Police Eastern Corps Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps Sheikh Mansur Battalion[12]
Casualties and losses
110 killed or wounded[13]	60–70 killed 200–250 wounded[14][15]

The Shyrokyne standoff was a battle for the control of the strategic village of Shyrokyne, located approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Mariupol city limits, between Ukrainian forces led by the Azov Regiment, and Russian-backed separatists, between February and July 2015. It was part of the larger war in Donbas. On 10 February 2015, the Azov Regiment launched a surprise offensive against pro-Russian separatists associated with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) with the aim of pushing the separatist forces away from Mariupol city limits. The village is located just 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Ukrainian-controlled city of Mariupol, and was used as a launching point for separatist attacks on the city, which served as the administrative centre of Donetsk Oblast whilst DPR forces control Donetsk city. Fighting continued until 3 July 2015, when DPR forces unilaterally withdrew from Shyrokyne.^[16] Subsequently a cease-fire was declared in the area.^[1]