Battle of Artemivsk

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Battle of Artemivsk
Part of the War in Donbas during the Russo–Ukrainian War
Date 12 April – 6 July 2014 (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) Location Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People’s Republic
Commanders and leaders
Oleksandr Trepak [uk]	Unknown
Units involved
Ukrainian Ground Forces 3rd Special Purpose Regiment National Guard of Ukraine	DPR Militia
Casualties and losses
67 killed	350 killed

The Battle of Artemivsk was a 2014 battle fought in the city of Artemivsk (historically and since 2016 known as Bakhmut) during the war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine as part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War. It involved armed confrontation between the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine against pro-Russian militias fighting for the Donetsk People’s Republic.