Battle of Kramatorsk

Battle of Kramatorsk
Part of the War in Donbass

Map of the DPR withdrawal of cities, including Kramatorsk
Date12 April – 5 July 2014[1][2]
(2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
 Ukraine Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Ukraine Vasily Krutov[3] Igor Strelkov
Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

Security Service of Ukraine		 Donbass People's Militia
Casualties and losses

8 soldiers killed[5][6]
5 policemen captured[7]

5 APCs destroyed[5][8]
6 APCs captured[9]
1 mortar carrier destroyed[10]
1 Mi-8 helicopter destroyed[11]
1 An-2 plane destroyed[12]		 60+ killed
3+ captured[13]
11 civilians killed[14][15][16]

A series of armed skirmishes and confrontations between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic took place from 12 April until 5 July 2014, and is known as the Battle of Kramatorsk.

During the rising unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast came under the control of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic on 12 April. In an effort to retake the city, the Ukrainian government launched a counter-offensive against the separatists, who had taken up positions in the city. Over the next near 3 months there would be a series of incidents, skirmishes, and armed confrontationes between the sides.

The DPR army units withdrew from the city on 5 July, allowing Ukrainian forces to sweep in and recapture the city, ending the standoff.[2]

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  3. ^ "Troops fire as locals in Kramatorsk confront Ukraine general Vasily Krutov". The Guardian. 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ Walker, Shaun and Grytsenko, Oksana (9 May 2014) Ukraine crisis: 'three people killed' in fighting at Mariupol police station. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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  6. ^ Куриленко Дмитро Олександрович
  7. ^ "Thirty-one people remain abducted or missing in Donetsk Oblast". Kyiv Post. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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  11. ^ "Ukraine helicopter hit by grenade taking off". The Daily Telegraph. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  12. ^ На аеродромі Краматорська згоріли вертоліт Мі-8 і літак Ан-2 [At the Kramatorsk airport burned helicopter Mi-8 and AN-2]. BBC Ukrainian Service (in Ukrainian). 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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