During those two days, reinforcements on both sides arrived to Volnovakha, with impromptu territorial defense forces and foreign volunteers aiding Ukraine, and Buryat regiments, more brigades, and the DPR's Vostok Battalion all preparing for a second battle. 90% of buildings in the town were either damaged or destroyed by 1 March, with Volnovakha also being cut off from electricity. īetween 26-28 February, Ukrainian forces retained full control of Volnovakha, although Ukrainian officials stated shelling put the town on the verge of a humanitarian crisis by 28 February. The clashes and shelling on 26 February killed 20 civilians, with Ukrainian MP Dmytro Lubinets describing how bodies remained uncollected in the streets. A tank battle ensued at the Volnovakha bus station, with a Ukrainian servicemen stating that Russian forces lost 50 men in the battle, although they overran Ukrainian positions later on.

ĭPR troops entered Volnovakha on the morning of 26 February, sparking clashes with Ukraine's Aidar Battalion. On that same day, DPR forces captured the nearby town of Mykolaivka. The Guardian wrote that Russian bombing of Volnovakha resembled tactics that Russia had previously used on civilian targets in Syria. Electricity also went out in Volnovakha on the second day. The first shelling of Volnovakha began on 25 February, the second day of the invasion, and hit civilian areas. The battle was spearheaded by DPR forces and led to the widespread destruction of the town and heavy casualties on both sides. Russian and DPR forces engaged Ukrainian forces at the small city of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, which is located close to the Ukrainian-DPR border. The battle of Volnovakha was a military engagement which lasted from 25 February 2022 until 12 March 2022, as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bryansk Oblast military aircraft crashes.Strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.Several BMP and BTR troop carriers destroyed or abandonedġ Uragan rocket-artillery truck destroyed 150th Motor Rifle Division (from March 7).810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (from March 2).Buryat 429th Motorized Rifle Regiment (from February).

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