Battle of the Siverskyi Donets

Battle of the Siverskyi Donets
	Part of the battle of Donbas (2022) and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; The front line on May 13, with the Donets outlined in purple.
Date	5–13 May 2022 (8 days)
Location	Along the Donets river, in Dronivka, Serebrianka and Bilohorivka
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia
Units involved
17th Tank Brigade; 30th Mechanized Brigade; 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade;	74th Motorized Rifle Brigade;
Strength
Unknown	Per NYT: 550 soldiers; Per Ukraine: Two Battalion tactical groups (1,200-1,600 men)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Per NYT & ISW:; 485 casualties; 80 vehicles destroyed; Ukrainian claim:; 1,000–1,500 killed; 100 vehicles destroyed

A series of military engagements took place in May 2022, most notably from 5 to 13 May, near Lyman and Sievierodonetsk, on the eastern front of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian forces from the 74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the 41st Combined Arms Army were defeated by tanks of the 30th Mechanized Brigade and artillery of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as the Russians attempted several crossings over the Donets river near the villages of Dronivka, Bilohorivka, and Serebrianka.

Ukrainian forces had previously managed to repel numerous attempted crossings of the river by Russian forces. The destruction of an entire battalion tactical group on 10 May, however, was described as "the deadliest engagement of the war" so far and was a "disaster" for the Russian army.