Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

Battle of Avdiivka
	Part of the war in Donbas
Date	29 January – 4 February 2017; (6 days)
Location	Avdiivka, Ukraine48°07′30″N 37°46′00″E / 48.1250°N 37.7667°E
Result	Ceasefire Ukrainian forces maintain and bolster a foothold on approach to Donetsk; Low-level fighting east/southeast of Avdiivka continues;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic Russia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Lt. Col. Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi") (WIA); Ivan Balakay (call sign "the Greek") †; Anton Sidorov (call sign "Konsul") †
Units involved
Ukrainian Ground Forces: 72nd Mechanized Brigade; Ukrainian Volunteer Army; Sich Battalion	DPR 1st Army Corps: Vostok Brigade; Somalia Battalion;
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: 14 killed; 100+ wounded; Per DPR: 25 killed; 40+ wounded;	Per DPR: Unspecified; Per Ukraine: 30–42 killed; 26 wounded; 1 captured;
	14 civilians killed, 5 injured

The Battle of Avdiivka of 2017 was fought in late January and early February near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, during the war in Donbas. It saw some of the highest casualties during that phase of the conflict. According to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine the battle was of a level of fighting that had not been seen in Ukraine since 2014–15.