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Donbass Operation

Donbass Operation was a battle fought in 1919 at Donbas, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Donbas. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: Red Army victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 men,; 24 artillery guns; 170 machine guns; 5 armored trains against 3,000 men.

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Fought1919
WhereDonbas, Ukraine48.000N, 37.800E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRed Army victory
BelligerentsSouth Russia; Almighty Don Host; Kuban People's RepublicagainstRussian Soviet Republic; Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic
Casualties and losses3,000 killed; 5,000 capturedandUnknown
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

Battle of Bakhmut, 1910Civil War on the Don, 1917Battle of Kyiv, 1918Crimea Operation, 1918Capture of Kazan by the White Army, 1918Battle of Barnaul, 1918Battle of Tulgas, 1918Donbass-Don Operation, 1918Steppe March, 1918Battle for Mughan, 1918Assault on Ekaterinodar, 1918Battle of Mechové hoře, 1918Battle of Lake Baikal, 1918Battle of Saratovka and Antonovka, 1918Northern Caucasus Operation, 1918Counteroffensive of Southern Front, 1919Battle of Kyiv (December 1919), 1919Odessa Operation, 1919January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv, 1919Voronezh–Povorino Operation, 1919Offensive of the North-Western Army in Autumn 1919, 1919Battle of Kyiv, 1919Battle of Dolakovo, 1919Battle of Vystavka, 1919Evacuation of Odessa, 1919Buguruslan Operation, 1919Advance of the Northern Corps, 1919Battle of Alexander Fort, 1919Ufa Operation, 1919Vyoshenskaya Uprising, 1919Capture of Kiev by the White Army, 1919Lbischensky Raid, 1919Battle of Perehonivka, 1919Battle of Petrograd, 1919Battle of Orel, 1919Voronezh–Kastornoye operation, 1919Khopyor–Don Operation, 1919Kharkiv Operation, 1919Donbass Operation, 1919Siege of Perekop, 1920Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation, 1920Northern Caucasus Operation, 1920Ulagay's Landing, 1920Northern Taurida Operation, 1920Battle of Volochayevka, 192219101922Donbass Operation, 1919
48 placed engagements of the Russian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1919 (year precision)
PlaceDonbas, Ukraine
48.000N, 37.800E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength8,000 men,; 24 artillery guns; 170 machine guns; 5 armored trains3,000 men
Casualties and losses3,000 killed; 5,000 capturedUnknown
Commanders
  • Sergei Ulagay
  • Andrei Shkuro
Donbass OperationDonbass OperationCapture of GorlovkaBattle of NovopavlivkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaBattle of the Kalka RiverBattle of DibrivkaCapture of GorlovkaBattle of NovopavlivkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaBattle of the Kalka RiverBattle of DibrivkaRostovMariupolLuhanskMelitopolLysychanskKramatorskNovocherkassk100 km48.000N, 37.800E
Placed at Donbas; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Donbass Operation is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4166084, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Donbas operation (1919), revision 1370615740, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.