Battle of Sviatohirsk

Battle of Sviatohirsk
	Part of the eastern Ukraine offensive's battle of Donbas in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Russian weaponry destroyed following the Ukrainian recapture of Sviatohirsk
Date	30 May – 8 June 2022 ; (1 week and 2 days first battle); 10 September – 12 September 2022 ; (2 days; second battle)
Location	Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Status	Russian victory (first battle) ; Ukrainian victory (second battle) Russian forces captured the town by June 8; Ukrainian forces recapture the town by September 12;
Belligerents
Russia;	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 1st Guards Tank Army 90th Guards Tank Division; 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division; ; 15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; 24th Spetznaz brigade ;	Ukrainian Armed Forces 81st Airmobile Brigade; 79th Air Assault Brigade; 95th Air Assault Brigade; Territorial Defense Forces Sich Battalion
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Russian claim:; 300+ killed

The battle of Sviatohirsk was a military engagement near the city of Sviatohirsk between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the battle for Donbas in 2022.

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