Battles for Karlivka

Battles for Karlivka
	Part of the war in Donbas
Date	22 May — 23 July 2014; (2 months and 1 day)
Location	Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Ukrainian victory Withdrawal of the DPR forces to Donetsk; Ukraine recaptures Karlivka, Pervomaiske and Netailove;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Semen Semenchenko	Igor Strelkov; Igor Bezler (WIA); (Bezler Group commander)
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine 93rd Mechanized Brigade; National Guard of Ukraine Donbas Battalion; Dnipro-2 Battalion; Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps;	Donbass People's Militia; Vostok Battalion; Bezler Group
Casualties and losses
80+ killed; 200+ wounded; 7 captured; 1 tank destroyed; 4 armoured vehicles destroyed	167+ killed; 500+ wounded; 38 captured; 8+ tanks destroyed; 19+ armoured vehicles destroyed

During May–July 2014, a series of military engagements took place for control of the village of Karlivka in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.