Great Raid of 2014

Great Raid of 2014
Raid of the 95th Brigade
Part of the War in Donbas
Date19 July — 10 August, 2014
(3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
 Ukraine  Russia
 Luhansk People's Republic
 Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Ukraine Mykhailo Zabrodsky Unknown
Units involved

95th Airmobile Brigade


Reinforcements:
25th Airmobile Brigade
30th Mechanized Brigade
51st Mechanized Brigade
Russia 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.

  1. ^ ШПАК, Віктор (21 May 2015). "Нова доба Карачун-гори і Савур-могили".