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== Battles == |
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== Battles == |
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=== Russian offensive === |
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On 15 May, the Ukrainian military announced that Russia had launched a new assault to take the village.{{which one|date=January 2024}} By this date, the ] assessed that Russian military command had likely abandoned its "more ambitious" goal of advancing towards Sloviansk to attempt a large-scale encirclement, predicting that the ] would be prioritized going forward. The think tank characterized offensive operations towards Sloviansk as "slow" and "unsuccessful".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15 |url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15 |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=Critical Threats}}</ref> |
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On 6 June, according to the Ukrainian News Agency, Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a new attack on Dovhenke, with Russian forces withdrawing part of their units to Izium due to losses sustained.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Troops Trying To Advance In Direction Of Dovhenke Of Kharkiv Region - AFU |url=https://ukranews.com/en/news/861505-russian-troops-trying-to-advance-in-direction-of-dovhenke-of-kharkiv-region-afu |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=Ukrainian News}}</ref> Around this time, Russian State Duma Deputy ] reportedly traveled to Dovhenke to take part in the assault on the village with the Donbas Volunteer Union.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 6 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-6 |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> |
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The first offensive towards Krasnopillia began on 7 June, when combined Russian and LPR forces launched an offensive through the forests south of Izyum, ], ], and ] towards the city of ], but were stopped at Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia.<ref name="april1" />{{fv|date=January 2024|reason=This is the ISW article for 1 April 2022.}} |
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By 12 June, Ukraine reported the Russian army was conducting an assault from Dovhenke towards Mazanivka and Dolina, indicating the village had been captured by Russian forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armed Forces of Ukraine are killing the invaders on all fronts, the battle for Sievierodonetsk continues - the General Staff report |url=https://news.yahoo.com/armed-forces-ukraine-killing-invaders-152740542.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANuIGc0TWHG-CwVbg-Nj80YM7dM_PQFVIHyErOR_fpRBnAP_P4QfMJX06ggQGSaQZ1DiDJbwWM-cpAMKn0XPuUYiM1aiDEHpaQqmyioLxV0UVwEgxXRHWYlDFt-HS3szFt2TXRDcncM0HOiQxU8voEs9VUMsDHvbfnA03uTJm3fc |access-date=12 June 2022 |website=Yahoo News| date=12 June 2022 }}</ref> |
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On 17 June, Russian and LPR forces relaunched the offensive, this time attempting a more serious breakthrough near the towns, although this was pushed back by a Ukrainian counteroffensive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}{{deadlink|date=January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/17/7352988/ | title=Russian troops attempt to capture Bohorodychne but are repelled by Ukrainian Armed Forces – General Staff report }}</ref> |
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On 24 June, Russian artillery targeted civilian infrastructure near Bohorodychne, Krasnopillia, and surrounding villages.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/24/7354348/ | title=Ukrainian Armed Forces defeat Russian sabotage groups, launch airstrike on large Russian troop concentration – General Staff report }}</ref> Russian and LPR forces attempted another breakthrough six days later on 30 June, but were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ag.com.ua/news/operational-information-from-the-regions-of-the-active-community-network-june-30-2022_774/ | title=Operational information from the regions of the Active Community Network June 30, 2022 }}</ref> |
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As of 25 June, fighting continued near Dovhenke,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 25 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-25 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> but at the end of the month, Russian operations moved to the south of the village,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 29 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-29 |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> with Russian troops attempting to advance from Dovhenke towards Mazanivka.<ref name="June30">{{Cite web |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 30 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-30 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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== References == |
Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia are strategic due to their location south of the Donets river. Since late May, Russian forces had been able to capture all Ukrainian-held towns north of the river, although their attempts to bridge across it were foiled by Ukrainian forces. By capturing Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia, Russian and separatist forces would be able to push southwards to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, two of the last major Ukrainian-held cities in Donetsk Oblast and a major focus in the battle of Donbas. Sloviansk Mayor Vadim Liak made calls on 6 July for residents to evacuate due to recent increases in shelling in civilian areas and the possibility of fighting occurring in the city.
