Battle of Volnovakha 2022
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2022 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 47.5994, 37.5000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The battle of Volnovakha was a military engagement that lasted from 25 February 2022 until 12 March 2022 on the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) forces engaged Ukrainian forces at the small city of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, which was located close to the pre-invasion front line.
The battle was spearheaded by DPR forces and led to the widespread destruction of the town and heavy casualties on both sides.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Volnovakha (revision 1379931605), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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