Draft:2022-present Siversk Offensive

Siversk offensive
Part of the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date 3 July 2022 (after Russian forces seized Lysychansk, Sievierodonetsk) -present Location Siversk, and surrounding villages, Donetsk Oblast Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
127th Motor Rifle Division Prizrak Brigade 123rd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 119th Guards Airborne Regiment 119th Motorized Rifle Regiment 51st Motorized Rifle Regiment 6th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 385th Guards Artillery Brigade BARS (Russia) (7th Squad) 47th Tank Division (Russia) (7th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion)	119th Territorial Defense Brigade 53rd Mechanized Brigade 31st Public Order Brigade (Ukraine) 81st Airmobile Brigade 4th Tank Brigade Kyiv Regiment (Ukraine) Rubizh Brigade 15th Sloviansk Regiment 118th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine) 54th Mechanized Brigade 10th Mountain Assault Brigade Separate Presidential Brigade
Strength
37900 troops	32000 troops

From the start of the Battle of the Donbas, Russian forces have been trying to seize the city of Siversk, but only made minor advances. Despite the enormous Russian losses Russia suffered according to various sources.

Background

During the early months of the war, the Siversk offensive began after Russian forces seized Lysychansk and started advancing towards Siversk.However, the advance was stopped by fierce resistance from the Ukrainians. Throughout 2023 and 2024, there was not much happening in this front. However, from 2025 onwards, Russian forces began to be more active in the area according to the results of the ISW analysis.

Timeline (from February 2025)

1 February-22 February (renewed offensive to seize Bilohorivka and to advance near Siversk)

On February 2th , 12th, 13th, 16th and 19th, Russian forces recently advanced in the Siversk front as Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Hryhorivka and Ukrainian General Staff published a map on indicating that Russian forces recently advanced north of Hryhorvika, the Northern part and Tsentrala street on the western outskirts of Bilohorivka which is northeast of Siversk , southeast of Fedorivka which is southeast of Siversk, and Northern Mykolaivka which is southwest of Siversk. This further strengthened Russian control over Bilohorivka and the positions around Siversk.

Seizure of Bilohorivka and continued advances towards Siversk (February 23 – Present)

On February 23, Geolocated footage published indicates that Russian forces recently seized Bilohorivka and the quarry south of the settlement. This made Hrekivka the last village in Luhansk oblast not yet fallen to Russian forces. The 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade was reportedly the unit which seized the settlement.Throughout the rest of March to present, Russian forces made advances west of Bilohorivka on March 6th and 22nd, north of Verkhnokamyanske which is northeast of Siversk, and another advance in the north of Verkhnokamyanske through a Mechanized assault despite suffering heavy losses, the T-01513 Siversk-Bakhmut Highway northwest of Sakko i Vantsetti, eastern Vasyukivka, on the 13th and 14th of March, and south of Verkhnokamyanske.