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The '''Battle of Toshkivka''' was an armed conflict between the city of ], a mountainous municipality in the ] district of the ], as part of the ].

== Background ==
{{Further|Battle of Popasna|Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|War in Donbas}}
On 24 February 2022, ] invaded ],<!--Do NOT remove the two links of this clause; read the message above. --> in a steep escalation of the ], which had begun in 2014. The ] caused Europe's fastest-growing ] since ],<ref name="Blake-2022-03-15">{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Daniel Keane, Elly |date=15 March 2022 |title=What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pita |first1=Antonio |last2=Costa |first2=Raúl Sánchez |date=3 March 2022 |title=Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II |newspaper=] |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405100721/https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html |archive-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> with more than ] the country<ref name="UNHCR-Ukraine">{{cite web |title=Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation |date=<!--kept up-to-date--> |website=] |url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> and a third of the population ].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Rebecca |last1=Ratcliffe |first2=Abené |last2=Clayton |first3=Adam |last3=Gabbatt |first4=Léonie |last4=Chao-Fong |first5=Samantha |last5=Lock |first6=Tom |last6=Ambrose |date=19 March 2022 |title=Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |access-date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329020321/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 March 2022 |title=Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says |publisher=] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331020115/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 |archive-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> On 8 May, ], governor of ], said on his Telegram channel that the Russians controlled only half of the city of Popasna,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сергій Гайдай / Луганська ОДА |url=https://t.me/serhiy_hayday/6369 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Telegram}}</ref> but later admitted Ukrainian forces had pulled out.<ref></ref> By 12 May, Russian forces had defeated Ukrainian forces in the ] and established full control of the city, furthering their attempts at encircling Sievierodonetsk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-13-22/h_67faa3f08da188441de767341e390737 |date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12 |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-12 |publisher=Institute for the Study of Warfare |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>

== Battle ==
On 10 May 2022, the head of the Lugansk regional military administration, Sergey Gaiday, reported on the ongoing battles for the settlements of Voevodovka, Toshkivka and Nizhnyaya. Ukrainian air defense units shot down one Orlan-10 drone.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3479492-na-lugansini-tocatsa-boi-za-voevodivku-toskivku-ta-nizne.html | title = На Луганщині точаться бої за Воєводівку, Тошківку та Нижнє | publisher = Укрінформ| author = | date = 2022-05-10 | access-date = | language = }}</ref>

On 20 May 2022, there was a battle between the Russian army and the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Toshkovka region.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://ukranews.com/ua/news/858083-rosijski-vijskovi-ta-zsu-vedut-boyi-za-toshkivku-v-luganskij-oblasti-genshtab | title = Російські військові та ЗСУ ведуть бої за Тошківку в Луганській області, - Генштаб | publisher = Українські Новини | author = | date = 2022-05-20 | access-date = | language = }}</ref>

On 23 May 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine expelled the Russian army from the village of Toshkivka, Luhansk region. The Russian army deployed 25 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) there, each of which had about 500 BTGs, a total of about 12,000.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://espreso.tv/zsu-vibili-rosiyan-z-sela-toshkivka-na-luganshchini-gayday | title = ЗСУ вибили росіян з села Тошківка на Луганщині, - Гайдай | publisher = Новини Еспресо | author = | date = 2022-05-23 | access-date = | language = }}</ref>

On 12 June 2022, the Russians tried to break through near Toshkivka as part of the ].

On 13 June 2022, Russian forces targeted Ukrainian positions in the area of ​​the settlements of ], ] and ].

=== Fall of Toshkivka ===
On 21 June 2022, Russian troops captured Toshkivka.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/russia-has-captured-donbas-frontline-village-toshkivka-ukraine/articleshow/92361393.cms | title=Russia has captured Donbas frontline village Toshkivka: Ukraine - Times of India | website=] }}</ref>

== See also ==
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