Battle of the Siverskyi Donets

For other uses, see Battle of the Donets (disambiguation).
This article is about the May 2022 battle along the Donets. For engagements along the river in April 2022, see Battle of Izium (2022). For engagements in July 2022, see Battle of Lysychansk.

Battle of the Siverskyi Donets
Part of the battle of Donbas (2022) and the Russo-Ukrainian war

The front line on May 13, with the Donets outlined in purple.
Date5–13 May 2022 (8 days)
Location
Along the Donets river, in Dronivka, Serebrianka and Bilohorivka
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine Russia
Units involved
  • 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade
    • Strength
    Unknown Per NYT: 550 soldiers
    Per Ukraine: Two Battalion tactical groups (1,200-1,600 men)
    Casualties and losses
    Unknown Per NYT & ISW:
    485 casualties
    80 vehicles destroyed
    Ukrainian claim:
    1,000–1,500 killed
    100 vehicles destroyed

    A series of military engagements took place in May 2022, most notably from 5 to 13 May, near Lyman and Sievierodonetsk, on the eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

    Russian forces from the 74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the 41st Combined Arms Army were defeated by tanks of the 30th Mechanized Brigade and artillery of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as the Russians attempted several crossings over the Donets river near the villages of Dronivka, Bilohorivka, and Serebrianka.

    Ukrainian forces had previously managed to repel numerous attempted crossings of the river by Russian forces. The destruction of an entire battalion tactical group on 10 May, however, was described as "the deadliest engagement of the war" so far and was a "disaster" for the Russian army.

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