Luhansk Oblast campaign

Luhansk Oblast campaign
Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian troops in northeastern Ukraine in February 2023
Date19 September 2022 – present
(2 years, 2 months and 2 days)
Location
Luhansk Oblast and eastern parts of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia Ukraine
Units involved
  • 25th Airborne Brigade[7]
  • 68th Jaeger Brigade[7]
  • 100th Territorial Defense Brigade[8]
  • 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade[7]
  • Ukrainian partisans[9]
    • Strength
    Per Ukraine:
    ~120,000 (as of July 2023)[10]    		 Unknown

    Since 19 September 2022, a military campaign has taken place along a 60-km frontline in western parts of Luhansk Oblast and far-eastern parts of Kharkiv Oblast amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11] Also known as the Svatove–Kreminna line or the Kupiansk–Svatove–Kreminna–Bilohorivka line after the major settlements along the front, the campaign began a day after the Ukrainian Army recaptured the nearby city of Lyman during the Kharkiv counteroffensive after of which the front line froze over the next few months.[12]

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    11. ^ Harding, Luke (19 September 2022). "Russia no longer has full control of Luhansk as Ukraine recaptures village". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
    12. ^ Balachuk, Iryna (18 October 2022). "Russians are mining roads leading to Svatove and Kreminna". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.


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