Great Raid of 2014 Raid of the 95th Brigade | |||||||
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Part of the War in Donbas | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukraine |
Russia Luhansk People's Republic Donetsk People's Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mykhailo Zabrodsky | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Reinforcements: 25th Airmobile Brigade 30th Mechanized Brigade 51st Mechanized Brigade |
Russian Armed Forces Separatists | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 paratroopers killed 74 wounded 60% of equipment lost[1] |
3 checkpoints destroyed Unknown killed and wounded |
The Great Raid of 2014, also known as the Raid of the 95th Brigade, took place from July 19 to August 10, 2014, during the War in Donbas. According to information from the Ukrainian government, units of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, reinforced with assets from the 25th Airborne and 30th and 51st Mechanized Brigades, conducted a 470 km raid, of which 170 km were behind enemy lines. During the raid, the 95th Brigade paratroopers entered into armed clashes with the Russian Army.