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Battle of Bakhmut
	Part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive's Battle of Donbas in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Map of combat operations in the vicinity of Bakhmut with an apartment on May 27, 2022
Date	17 May 2022 – present ; (2 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia; Luhansk People's Republic;	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces Russian Ground Forces; 1st Guards Tank Army 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division; 45th Engineer Regiment; ;	Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces 81st Airmobile Brigade; Territorial Defense Forces; ;
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown

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The Battle of Bakhmut was a series of battles between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the Russian-Ukrainian war that broke out near the city of Bakhmut as part of the fierce battle for Donbas in 2022.

Background

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, in a steep escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which had begun in 2014. The invasion caused Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II,^[3]^[4] with more than 6.5 million Ukrainians fleeing the country^[5] and a third of the population displaced.^[6]^[7] On 8 May, Serhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk Oblast, said on his Telegram channel that the Russians controlled only half of the city of Popasna,^[8] but later admitted Ukrainian forces had pulled out.^[9] By 12 May, Russian forces had defeated Ukrainian forces in the Battle of Rubizhne and established full control of the city, furthering their attempts at encircling Sievierodonetsk.^[10]^[11]

Battle

On May 17, Russian forces began shelling the city, interrupting electricity supply. Five people were killed including a 2-year-old child.^[12] After the blockades were settled, it became clear that there were five dead, among them a child.^[13] ^[14]

On 20 May, Russian forces made further advances in the west and south of Popasna, with the aim of cutting off the road to Sievierodonetsk.^[15]^[16] Despite stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russian forces finally broke through in the Popasna area on 20 May.^[17] By 22 May, Russian forces managed to secure their route of advance and attempted to simultaneously push west towards Bakhmut and north to cut off-road links to Sievierodonetsk.^[18] On 24 May, Russian forces attacked from Pospasna with the aim of cutting off Bakhmut, Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, gaining some ground. Ukrainian forces made a controlled withdrawal southwest of Pospasna to strengthen their defensive position at Bakhmut. Russians subsequently captured Svitlodarsk.^[19] The next day, Russian forces managed to enter the Bakhmut-Lisichansk highway near the villages of Nagirne and Bilohorivka. Russian advances endangered the supply lines of Ukrainian troops in Lisichansk and Sievierodonetsk area^[20]^[21]

On May 26 the Russians managed to set up a checkpoint on the T 1302 highway, which was later demolished, allowing traffic to resume.^[22]

References

^ Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion. Day 23: Russian troops not able to advance, more terror against civilians, Russia to brandish nuclear weapons
^ Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers return from eastern front
^ Blake, Daniel Keane, Elly (15 March 2022). "What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Pita, Antonio; Costa, Raúl Sánchez (3 March 2022). "Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II". El Pais. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Clayton, Abené; Gabbatt, Adam; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Lock, Samantha; Ambrose, Tom (19 March 2022). "Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 March 2022 suggested (help)
^ "Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says". BBC News. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Сергій Гайдай / Луганська ОДА". Telegram. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ Luhansk governor refutes Russia’s claims of capturing entire oblast
^ "Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town". CNN. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12". Institute for the Study of Warfare. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ "Від Вугледара до Бахмута. Росія сьогодні масовано обстрілює Донецьку область". РБК-Україна. 17 May 2022.
^ "В Бахмуті обстрілом зруйновано багатоповерхівку: важко поранено дівчинку, є загиблий". РБК-Україна. 17 May 2022.
^ "Кількість жертв обстрілу будинку у Бахмуті зросла до п'яти, серед них дворічна дитина". Укрінформ. 18 May 2022.
^ "Russia advances in eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Donbas turning into 'hell'". NBC News. 20 May 2022.
^ Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 20, Critical Threats
^ Russia advances in eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Donbas turning into 'hell', NBC, 20 May 2022
^ RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 22, ISW
^ Kuczyński, Grzegorz (24 May 2022). "Russian Troops Want To Cut Off Ukrainians By Donets River".
^ "Траса Бахмут-Лисичанськ опинилася під обстрілом ворога". Мілітарний. 24 May 2022.
^ "Окупанти прорвали українську оборону в районі Попасної". Ukrainian Military Pages. 25 May 2022.
^ "ЗСУ ліквідували ворожий блокпост на трасі з Бахмута до Лисичанська". Букви. 26 May 2022.

[1] Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion. Day 23: Russian troops not able to advance, more terror against civilians, Russia to brandish nuclear weapons

[2] Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers return from eastern front

[Blake-2022-03-15-3] Blake, Daniel Keane, Elly (15 March 2022). "What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Pita, Antonio; Costa, Raúl Sánchez (3 March 2022). "Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II". El Pais. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[UNHCR-Ukraine-5] "Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[6] Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Clayton, Abené; Gabbatt, Adam; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Lock, Samantha; Ambrose, Tom (19 March 2022). "Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 March 2022 suggested (help)

[7] "Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says". BBC News. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[8] "Сергій Гайдай / Луганська ОДА". Telegram. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[9] Luhansk governor refutes Russia’s claims of capturing entire oblast

[10] "Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town". CNN. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[11] "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12". Institute for the Study of Warfare. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[12] "Від Вугледара до Бахмута. Росія сьогодні масовано обстрілює Донецьку область". РБК-Україна. 17 May 2022.

[13] "В Бахмуті обстрілом зруйновано багатоповерхівку: важко поранено дівчинку, є загиблий". РБК-Україна. 17 May 2022.

[14] "Кількість жертв обстрілу будинку у Бахмуті зросла до п'яти, серед них дворічна дитина". Укрінформ. 18 May 2022.

[15] "Russia advances in eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Donbas turning into 'hell'". NBC News. 20 May 2022.

[16] Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 20, Critical Threats

[17] Russia advances in eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Donbas turning into 'hell', NBC, 20 May 2022

[18] RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 22, ISW

[WarsawInstitute-19] Kuczyński, Grzegorz (24 May 2022). "Russian Troops Want To Cut Off Ukrainians By Donets River".

[20] "Траса Бахмут-Лисичанськ опинилася під обстрілом ворога". Мілітарний. 24 May 2022.

[21] "Окупанти прорвали українську оборону в районі Попасної". Ukrainian Military Pages. 25 May 2022.

[22] "ЗСУ ліквідували ворожий блокпост на трасі з Бахмута до Лисичанська". Букви. 26 May 2022.

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-On 24 February 2022, [[Russia]] invaded [[Ukraine]],<!--Do NOT remove the two links of this clause; read the message above. --> in a steep escalation of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], which had begun in 2014. The [[invasion]] caused Europe's fastest-growing [[refugee crisis]] since [[World War&nbsp;II]],<ref name="Blake-2022-03-15">{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Daniel Keane, Elly |date=15 March 2022 |title=What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pita |first1=Antonio |last2=Costa |first2=Raúl Sánchez |date=3 March 2022 |title=Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II |newspaper=[[El Pais]] |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405100721/https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |archive-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> with more than [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|6.5&nbsp;million Ukrainians fleeing]] the country<ref name="UNHCR-Ukraine">{{cite web |title=Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation |date=<!--kept up-to-date--> |website=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] |url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> and a third of the population [[Forced displacement|displaced]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Rebecca |last1=Ratcliffe |first2=Abené |last2=Clayton |first3=Adam |last3=Gabbatt |first4=Léonie |last4=Chao-Fong |first5=Samantha |last5=Lock |first6=Tom |last6=Ambrose |date=19 March 2022 |title=Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |access-date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329020321/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 March 2022 |title=Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331020115/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |archive-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> On 8 May, [[Serhiy Haidai]], governor of [[Luhansk Oblast]], said on his Telegram channel that the Russians controlled only half of the city of Popasna,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сергій Гайдай / Луганська ОДА |url=https://t.me/serhiy_hayday/6369 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Telegram}}</ref> but later admitted Ukrainian forces had pulled out.<ref>[https://english.nv.ua/nation/russians-didn-t-capture-all-of-luhansk-oblast-in-donbass-ukraine-says-governor-50241003.html Luhansk governor refutes Russia’s claims of capturing entire oblast]</ref> By 12 May, Russian and LPR forces had defeated Ukrainian forces in the [[Battle of Rubizhne]] and established full control of the city, furthering their attempts at encircling Sievierodonetsk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-13-22/h_67faa3f08da188441de767341e390737 |date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12 |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-12 |publisher=Institute for the Study of Warfare |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
+On 24 February 2022, [[Russia]] invaded [[Ukraine]],<!--Do NOT remove the two links of this clause; read the message above. --> in a steep escalation of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], which had begun in 2014. The [[invasion]] caused Europe's fastest-growing [[refugee crisis]] since [[World War&nbsp;II]],<ref name="Blake-2022-03-15">{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Daniel Keane, Elly |date=15 March 2022 |title=What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pita |first1=Antonio |last2=Costa |first2=Raúl Sánchez |date=3 March 2022 |title=Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II |newspaper=[[El Pais]] |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405100721/https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |archive-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> with more than [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|6.5&nbsp;million Ukrainians fleeing]] the country<ref name="UNHCR-Ukraine">{{cite web |title=Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation |date=<!--kept up-to-date--> |website=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] |url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> and a third of the population [[Forced displacement|displaced]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Rebecca |last1=Ratcliffe |first2=Abené |last2=Clayton |first3=Adam |last3=Gabbatt |first4=Léonie |last4=Chao-Fong |first5=Samantha |last5=Lock |first6=Tom |last6=Ambrose |date=19 March 2022 |title=Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |access-date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329020321/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 March 2022 |title=Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331020115/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |archive-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> On 8 May, [[Serhiy Haidai]], governor of [[Luhansk Oblast]], said on his Telegram channel that the Russians controlled only half of the city of Popasna,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сергій Гайдай / Луганська ОДА |url=https://t.me/serhiy_hayday/6369 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Telegram}}</ref> but later admitted Ukrainian forces had pulled out.<ref>[https://english.nv.ua/nation/russians-didn-t-capture-all-of-luhansk-oblast-in-donbass-ukraine-says-governor-50241003.html Luhansk governor refutes Russia’s claims of capturing entire oblast]</ref> By 12 May, Russian forces had defeated Ukrainian forces in the [[Battle of Rubizhne]] and established full control of the city, furthering their attempts at encircling Sievierodonetsk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-13-22/h_67faa3f08da188441de767341e390737 |date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12 |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-12 |publisher=Institute for the Study of Warfare |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
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