Debaltseve pocket
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The Debaltseve pocket was a strategically important salient in eastern Ukraine where intense fighting occurred between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists during the war in Donbas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encirclement
ⓘ
military salient ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | February 2015 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
civilian displacement in Debaltseve area
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
encirclement tactics
ⓘ
intense artillery duels ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| conflict | War in Donbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Armed Forces of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLineRole | salient in Ukrainian front line ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Russo-Ukrainian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Debaltseve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
shifted front line in favor of separatist forces
ⓘ
undermined ceasefire provisions of Minsk II ⓘ |
| involvedForces |
Russian regular or covert forces
ⓘ
Ukrainian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian volunteer battalions NERFINISHED ⓘ separatist militias ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Donetsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luhansk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
disruption of transport links between Donetsk and Luhansk regions
ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ large-scale use of artillery and rocket systems ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Russian-backed separatists
ⓘ
self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Debaltseve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debaltseve campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakFighting |
February 2015
ⓘ
January 2015 ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement | Minsk II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Ukrainian withdrawal from Debaltseve ⓘ |
| statusAfterBattle | captured by Russian-backed separatists ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
railway junction
ⓘ
road transport hub ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2014–2015 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional ground combat ⓘ |
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