Back معركة بوباسنا Arabic Batalla de Popasna Catalan Bitva o Popasnu Czech Batalla de Popasna Spanish Popasna lahing Estonian Popasnako gudua Basque Bataille de Popasna French קרב פופסאנה HE ポパスナの戦い Japanese Batalha de Popasna Portuguese
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| Battle of Popasna | |||||||||
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| Part of the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||||
 Ukrainian soldiers taken prisoner in Popasna during the battle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia Luhansk People's Republic |
 Ukraine | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Aleksandr Lapin Roman Kutuzov Leonid Pasechnik |
Valerii Zaluzhnyi Oleh Mikats Roman Mamavko[4][5] | ||||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Russian claim: ~ 1/3 of the 24th Mechanized Brigade personnel lost | ||||||||
In mid-April 2022, a military engagement began in Popasna between Ukrainian and Russian forces. On 7 May, the city came under Russian control.
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However, the Ukrainian army withdrew from Luhansk's embattled city of Popasna, Haidai said on Sunday, adding troops "moved to stronger positions, which they had prepared ahead of time"
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