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{{Short description|Battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Ocheretyne
| partof = the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
| image = Ocheretyne Train Station, 2023-07-20 (02).jpg
| caption = Ukrainian soldiers in Ocheretyne after Russian shelling
| place = [[Ocheretyne]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| date = 16 April 2024 - 23 April 2024
| result = Russian victory
| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Russia]]
| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
| units1 = {{armed forces|Russia}}
* [[41st Combined Arms Army]]
** [[15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[30th Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present)|90th Guards Tank Division]]
| units2 = {{armed forces|Ukraine}}
* [[47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[100th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|100th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[115th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[Skala Battalion]]
[[File:Territorial Defence Forces branch SSI.svg|20px]] [[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]]
* [[104th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|104th Territorial Defense Brigade]]
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| strength1 = 10,000
| strength2 = 3,000
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Heavy<ref>https://english.nv.ua/nation/frontl...ponsible-says-deepstate-analyst-50413784.html</ref>
| casualties3 =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
}}
The '''Battle of Ocheretyne''' was a battle during the [[Russian Invasion of Ukraine]].
==Background==
[[Ocheretyne]] is a Ukrainian settlement in the [[Donetsk Oblast]]. On 9 December 2014, following the events surrounding the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbass]], the [[Verkhovna Rada]], Ukraine's national parliament, moved [[Yasynuvata Raion]]'s administration buildings and government to вул. Першотравнева 12, (English: 12 May Day Street) in Ocheretyne, which is near the startigally important {{Jct|country=UKR|H|20}}, about 35 km north-northwest of [[Donetsk]], the capital of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]].<ref name=vru>{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=[[Verkhovna Rada|Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]]|number=32-VIII|law=32-VIII|name=Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Донецької області, зміну і встановлення меж Волноваського, Новоазовського та Тельманівського районів Донецької області (On the changes in the administrative and territorial structure of Donetsk Oblast, changing and defining the boundaries of the Volnovakha, Novoazovsk and Telmanove Raions of Donetsk Oblast)|date=11 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=pravda>{{cite news|title=In the Donetsk Oblast three district centers removed from the territory seized by militants|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/12/8/7046811/|access-date=31 December 2014|work=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]|date=8 December 2014|language=uk}}</ref> As a result, Ocheretyne was the ''de facto'' administrative center of the raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>
==Battle==
On 16 April 2024, Russian forces advanced towards the settlement, and fighting over the settlement began.<ref name=pravda2>{{Cite news|title=Russian forces advance towards Ocheretyne, Donetsk Oblast – DeepState interactive map|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/17/7451563/}}</ref> Per [[Forbes]], Russian troops numbered at 10,000 including soldiers from the [[15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]], 30th Motor Rifle Brigade, [[74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]], elements of the [[90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present)|90th Guards Tank Division]] and special forces units. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops numbered at only 3,000 including soldiers from the 23rd, 25th, 47th, 100th and 115th Mechanized Brigades, the [[25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)|25th Airborne Brigade]], the 3rd Assault Brigade and the [[Skala Battalion|425th Assault Battalion]].<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...desperate-for-the-ukrainians/?sh=2afce2a77223</ref> On 23 April, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces claimed that Russian forces were using [[chemical weapons]]. However, Voloshyn did not specify what type of chemical weapons were being used.<ref>https://kyivindependent.com/militar...pons-to-storm-ocheretyne-situation-difficult/</ref>
==Aftermath==
The capture of the village was attributed to a rotational error by Ukrainian military commanders that left the sector mostly undefended and led to Russian forces advancing five kilometers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ast1=Harding|first2=Dan|last2=Sabbagh|date=23 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Joe |title=Russian troops advance five miles after Ukrainians left front line unmanned |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...vances-5-miles-after-error-by-ukraine-forces/ |work=The Telegraph |date=24 April 2024}}</ref> Per [[DeepStateMap.Live]], the capture of Ocheretyne was fastest penetration into Ukrainian territory by Russian forces in months.<ref>https://t.me/DeepStateUA/19309</ref> Some observers blamed the 115th Mechanized Brigade, which recently rotated into positions in Ocheretyne and was almost immediately overwhelmed by the Russian army’s 30th Motor Rifle Brigade.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...desperate-for-the-ukrainians/?sh=2afce2a77223</ref> Other observers blamed the stalled American aid, which had been deleyed.<ref>https://www.longwarjournal.org/arch...s-russia-presses-near-avdiivka-chasiv-yar.php</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
Okumaya devam et...
{{Short description|Battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Ocheretyne
| partof = the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
| image = Ocheretyne Train Station, 2023-07-20 (02).jpg
| caption = Ukrainian soldiers in Ocheretyne after Russian shelling
| place = [[Ocheretyne]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| date = 16 April 2024 - 23 April 2024
| result = Russian victory
| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Russia]]
| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
| units1 = {{armed forces|Russia}}
* [[41st Combined Arms Army]]
** [[15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[30th Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]]
** [[90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present)|90th Guards Tank Division]]
| units2 = {{armed forces|Ukraine}}
* [[47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[100th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|100th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[115th Mechanized Brigade]]
* [[Skala Battalion]]
[[File:Territorial Defence Forces branch SSI.svg|20px]] [[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]]
* [[104th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|104th Territorial Defense Brigade]]
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| strength1 = 10,000
| strength2 = 3,000
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Heavy<ref>https://english.nv.ua/nation/frontl...ponsible-says-deepstate-analyst-50413784.html</ref>
| casualties3 =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
}}
The '''Battle of Ocheretyne''' was a battle during the [[Russian Invasion of Ukraine]].
==Background==
[[Ocheretyne]] is a Ukrainian settlement in the [[Donetsk Oblast]]. On 9 December 2014, following the events surrounding the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbass]], the [[Verkhovna Rada]], Ukraine's national parliament, moved [[Yasynuvata Raion]]'s administration buildings and government to вул. Першотравнева 12, (English: 12 May Day Street) in Ocheretyne, which is near the startigally important {{Jct|country=UKR|H|20}}, about 35 km north-northwest of [[Donetsk]], the capital of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]].<ref name=vru>{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=[[Verkhovna Rada|Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]]|number=32-VIII|law=32-VIII|name=Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Донецької області, зміну і встановлення меж Волноваського, Новоазовського та Тельманівського районів Донецької області (On the changes in the administrative and territorial structure of Donetsk Oblast, changing and defining the boundaries of the Volnovakha, Novoazovsk and Telmanove Raions of Donetsk Oblast)|date=11 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=pravda>{{cite news|title=In the Donetsk Oblast three district centers removed from the territory seized by militants|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/12/8/7046811/|access-date=31 December 2014|work=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]|date=8 December 2014|language=uk}}</ref> As a result, Ocheretyne was the ''de facto'' administrative center of the raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>
==Battle==
On 16 April 2024, Russian forces advanced towards the settlement, and fighting over the settlement began.<ref name=pravda2>{{Cite news|title=Russian forces advance towards Ocheretyne, Donetsk Oblast – DeepState interactive map|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/17/7451563/}}</ref> Per [[Forbes]], Russian troops numbered at 10,000 including soldiers from the [[15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]], 30th Motor Rifle Brigade, [[74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade]], elements of the [[90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present)|90th Guards Tank Division]] and special forces units. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops numbered at only 3,000 including soldiers from the 23rd, 25th, 47th, 100th and 115th Mechanized Brigades, the [[25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)|25th Airborne Brigade]], the 3rd Assault Brigade and the [[Skala Battalion|425th Assault Battalion]].<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...desperate-for-the-ukrainians/?sh=2afce2a77223</ref> On 23 April, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces claimed that Russian forces were using [[chemical weapons]]. However, Voloshyn did not specify what type of chemical weapons were being used.<ref>https://kyivindependent.com/militar...pons-to-storm-ocheretyne-situation-difficult/</ref>
==Aftermath==
The capture of the village was attributed to a rotational error by Ukrainian military commanders that left the sector mostly undefended and led to Russian forces advancing five kilometers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ast1=Harding|first2=Dan|last2=Sabbagh|date=23 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Joe |title=Russian troops advance five miles after Ukrainians left front line unmanned |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...vances-5-miles-after-error-by-ukraine-forces/ |work=The Telegraph |date=24 April 2024}}</ref> Per [[DeepStateMap.Live]], the capture of Ocheretyne was fastest penetration into Ukrainian territory by Russian forces in months.<ref>https://t.me/DeepStateUA/19309</ref> Some observers blamed the 115th Mechanized Brigade, which recently rotated into positions in Ocheretyne and was almost immediately overwhelmed by the Russian army’s 30th Motor Rifle Brigade.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...desperate-for-the-ukrainians/?sh=2afce2a77223</ref> Other observers blamed the stalled American aid, which had been deleyed.<ref>https://www.longwarjournal.org/arch...s-russia-presses-near-avdiivka-chasiv-yar.php</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
Okumaya devam et...