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Raid of the 95th Brigade
From July 19 to August 10, 2014, during the war in Donbas, units of the 95th Airmobile Brigade, reinforced with assets from the 25th Airborne and 30th and 51st Mechanized Brigades, conducted a raid, during which they advanced from Kramatorsk, fighting Russian and separatist forces in Artemivsk, Debaltseve, Savur-Mohyla, Krasnyi Luch and Luhansk, returning back to Kramatorsk. During the raid, the 95th Brigade paratroopers entered into armed clashes with the Russian Army.
In June 2014, Ukraine's leadership developed a strategic plan that foresaw the Ukrainian military blocking both the Russia–Ukraine border as well as the surroundings of major cities in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In July, the units blocking the border came into the southeast vicinity of Luhansk Oblast and in the east of Donetsk Oblast. ATO command had developed a plan for the release of units at the border. According to the plan, the units of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, 30th Mechanized Brigade, 51st Mechanized Brigade, 25th Airborne were to occupy Savur-Mohyla, Stepanivka, and Marynivka, to establish control over ferries on the Mius River, and to relieve the units of the 24th, 72nd Mechanized, and 79th Air Assault Brigades.
The main strike of the operation consisted of 400 paratroopers of the 95th Air Assault Brigade and multiple tanks[quantify] of the 30th Mechanized Brigade. All who took part in the operation were volunteers.
The first battles in the raid began for the recapture of Lysychansk, located in the northwest of Luhansk Oblast. According to the operation's plan, the 95th Airmobile Brigade units were to conduct raids and go to the southern outskirts of the city and from there start eliminating enemy units while the 24th Brigade advanced from the north. In tandem with 95th brigade's northward push, forces from the Donbas Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine assisted in removing Russian units on the way to the city center.
Two days before the assault of Lysychansk, scouts were sent to identify the reference points of militants. On the reconnaissance mission, the scouts discovered a block post, which wasn't previously known.
On July 19, units of the 95th brigade went on the offensive, destroying the block post and advancing on a strategically important height. The initial attempt to seize the height was unsuccessful; however, during a new battle which lasted a few hours, the height was abandoned by pro-Russian forces.
Following the strategic height's capture by the 95th brigade, paratroopers took control of a nearby oil refinery that risked destruction from pro-Russian forces. The full battle lasted from midday until the evening on July 19. Amongst Ukrainian forces, five paratroopers were reported killed while an additional 40 were injured. The advance of Ukrainian forces resulted in celebrations amongst locals, with one soldier who fought with the 95th brigade later relating:
That was the greatest joy for all the time of my service. When local saw that armoured personnel carriers with Ukrainian symbols, they ran to salute us. On the way the local people unfolded blue-yellow flags and dressed up vyshyvankas. They were standing along the road clapping, singing the Ukrainian hymn and shouting "Glory to Ukraine!", "Thank you for coming!". — Vasyl Bodnar, soldier of the 95th brigade.
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Raid of the 95th Brigade
From July 19 to August 10, 2014, during the war in Donbas, units of the 95th Airmobile Brigade, reinforced with assets from the 25th Airborne and 30th and 51st Mechanized Brigades, conducted a raid, during which they advanced from Kramatorsk, fighting Russian and separatist forces in Artemivsk, Debaltseve, Savur-Mohyla, Krasnyi Luch and Luhansk, returning back to Kramatorsk. During the raid, the 95th Brigade paratroopers entered into armed clashes with the Russian Army.
In June 2014, Ukraine's leadership developed a strategic plan that foresaw the Ukrainian military blocking both the Russia–Ukraine border as well as the surroundings of major cities in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In July, the units blocking the border came into the southeast vicinity of Luhansk Oblast and in the east of Donetsk Oblast. ATO command had developed a plan for the release of units at the border. According to the plan, the units of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, 30th Mechanized Brigade, 51st Mechanized Brigade, 25th Airborne were to occupy Savur-Mohyla, Stepanivka, and Marynivka, to establish control over ferries on the Mius River, and to relieve the units of the 24th, 72nd Mechanized, and 79th Air Assault Brigades.
The main strike of the operation consisted of 400 paratroopers of the 95th Air Assault Brigade and multiple tanks[quantify] of the 30th Mechanized Brigade. All who took part in the operation were volunteers.
The first battles in the raid began for the recapture of Lysychansk, located in the northwest of Luhansk Oblast. According to the operation's plan, the 95th Airmobile Brigade units were to conduct raids and go to the southern outskirts of the city and from there start eliminating enemy units while the 24th Brigade advanced from the north. In tandem with 95th brigade's northward push, forces from the Donbas Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine assisted in removing Russian units on the way to the city center.
Two days before the assault of Lysychansk, scouts were sent to identify the reference points of militants. On the reconnaissance mission, the scouts discovered a block post, which wasn't previously known.
On July 19, units of the 95th brigade went on the offensive, destroying the block post and advancing on a strategically important height. The initial attempt to seize the height was unsuccessful; however, during a new battle which lasted a few hours, the height was abandoned by pro-Russian forces.
Following the strategic height's capture by the 95th brigade, paratroopers took control of a nearby oil refinery that risked destruction from pro-Russian forces. The full battle lasted from midday until the evening on July 19. Amongst Ukrainian forces, five paratroopers were reported killed while an additional 40 were injured. The advance of Ukrainian forces resulted in celebrations amongst locals, with one soldier who fought with the 95th brigade later relating:
That was the greatest joy for all the time of my service. When local saw that armoured personnel carriers with Ukrainian symbols, they ran to salute us. On the way the local people unfolded blue-yellow flags and dressed up vyshyvankas. They were standing along the road clapping, singing the Ukrainian hymn and shouting "Glory to Ukraine!", "Thank you for coming!". — Vasyl Bodnar, soldier of the 95th brigade.
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