Battle of Ustechko (1916)

Battle of Ustechko
Part of Eastern Front of World War I
Austrian map of the main defence point of the Ustechko bridgehead, 14 February 1916
Date late January – 19 March 1916 Location Ustechko, nowdays Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine 48°46′59″N 25°35′14″E / 48.78306°N 25.58722°E / 48.78306; 25.58722 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
German Empire  Austria-Hungary	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Julius Planckh	?
Units involved
7th Dragoon Regiment 11th Dragoon Regiment	9th Army
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
c. 6,000 killed, wounded or captured	Unknown killed Unknown wounded or missing

The Battle of Ustechko was a military engagement between troops of the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary. Taking place between January and March 1916, the battle was part of World War I. On 19 March, after a few months of pressure, Russians captured the enemy bridgehead over the Dnister river around the village of Ustechko, Ternopil Oblast, nowadays south-western Ukraine. Actions at Ustechko were coordinated with the start of Russian Lake Naroch offensive against German forces and also the final success of Russian attempt to break Austro-Hungarian lines in Bukovina, starting with their January 1916 offensive.