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This is a list of equipment of the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic currently used in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Tokarev TT-33 [1] | Semi-automatic pistol | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 8-round magazine. Limited usage. | |
Makarov PM [1] | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×18mm Makarov | Soviet Union | 8-round magazine. Most commonly used pistol by the pro-Russian separatists. | |
Stechkin APS [1] | Machine pistol | 9×18mm Makarov | Soviet Union | 20-round magazine. | |
Type 54 pistol | Semi-automatic pistol | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | People's Republic of China | At least one was documented in Severodonetsk in 2019. [2] |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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PPSh-41 [1] | Submachine gun | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 35-round box magazine and 71-round drum magazine. Limited usage in the beginning of the conflict. [1] | |
PPS-43 [1] | Submachine gun | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 35-round box magazine. Limited usage in the beginning of the conflict. [1] | |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Akkar Altay | Semi-automatic shotgun | 12 gauge | Turkey | [3] | |
Armscor Model 30 | Pump-action shotgun | 12 gauge | Philippines | [3] | |
Saiga-12 | Semi-automatic shotgun | 12 gauge | Russia | [3] |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 [1] | Bolt action rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 5-round magazine, optionally with a PU scope in sniper role. [1] [3] | |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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SKS | Semi-automatic rifle | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | [1] | |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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AKM | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | [1] | |
AKMS | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | [1] | |
AK-74 | Assault rifle | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | [1] [3] | |
AKS-74 [1] | Assault rifle | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | [3] | |
AKS-74U | Assault carbine | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | [4] | |
AK-74M | Assault rifle | 5.45×39mm | Russia | [1] |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS Val | Suppressed assault rifle | 9×39mm | Soviet Union | [3] | |
VSS | Suppressed assault rifle | 9×39mm | Soviet Union | [1] [3] | |
SVD | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | [1] | |
Zbroyar Z-10 | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Ukraine | [1] | |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTRD [1] | Anti-tank rifle | 14.5×114mm | Soviet Union | Single-shot reloadable rifle. | |
PTRS-41 [1] | Anti-tank rifle | 14.5×114mm | Soviet Union | 5-round magazine. | |
KSVK / ASVK [1] | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×108mm | Russia | Introduced for service with Russian forces in 2013. Any exports on this rifle is unknown. [1] | |
OSV-96 | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×108mm | Russia | Limited use. [5] | |
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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RPD [1] | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | 100-round drum magazine. | |
RPK [1] | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | 40-round capacity box magazine or 75-round drum magazine. | |
RPK-74 [1] / RPK-74M [6] | Light machine gun | 5.45×39mm M74 | Soviet Union | 30 or 45-round magazine. | |
PM M1910/30 [1] | Medium machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Russian Empire Soviet Union | Belt fed with 250-round cloth belts. Seen twice in 2014, at least one was non-operational. [1] | |
PK / PKM [1] | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | Belt fed with 100, 200 or 250-round boxes. In Ukraine, the PKM is produced under the name KM-7.62. | |
Zastava M53 [7] | General-purpose machine gun | 7.92×57mm | Yugoslavia | Captured from Ukrainian forces in spring 2014. [7] | |
DShK [1] | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | Belt fed with 50-round boxes. | |
KPV / KPVT [1] | Heavy machine gun | 14.5×114mm | Soviet Union | Belt fed with 40 or 50-round boxes. | |
NSV / NSVT [1] | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | Belt fed with 50-round boxes. In Ukraine, the NSV is produced under the name KM-12.7 or KT-12.7. | |
PKP Pecheneg [1] | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Russia | PKP is not known to be in service with Ukrainian forces, and has only been exported outside of Russia in limited quantities. [1] |
Name | Type | Diameter | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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RG-41 [1] | Fragmentation grenade | 55mm | Soviet Union | 5-meter kill radius. Limited usage. | |
RG-42 | Fragmentation grenade | 54mm | Soviet Union | At least one was documented in Hrytsenkove in 2019. [2] | |
F-1 [1] | Fragmentation grenade | 55mm | Soviet Union | Reported to be bombarded on government forces using multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles by pro-Russian separatists. [8] | |
RGD-5 [1] | Fragmentation grenade | 58mm | Soviet Union | Propels ~350 fragments, 5-meter kill radius, 3.2–4-second fuse. | |
RGN [1] | Fragmentation grenade | 60mm | Soviet Union | 4–10-meter kill radius, 3.2–4.2-second fuse. | |
GP-25 [1] | Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40mm | Soviet Union | Can be fitted to AK type rifles. | |
AGS-17 [1] [9] | Automatic grenade launcher | 30mm | Soviet Union | Belt fed with 29-round drums, high rate of fire. |
Name | Type | Detonation | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MON-50 [7] | Anti-personnel mine | Tripwire/Command | Soviet Union | Propels ~485/540 steel projectiles to a kill radius of 50 meters. | |
MON-90 [7] | Anti-personnel mine | Tripwire/Command | Soviet Union | Propels ~2000 steel projectiles to a kill radius of 90 meters. | |
OZM-72 [7] | Anti-personnel bounding mine | Tripwire/Command | Soviet Union | ~500g TNT, propels ~2400 steel projectiles. | |
MON-100 [7] | Anti-personnel mine | Pressure | Soviet Union | Propels ~400 steel projectiles to a kill radius of 100 meters. | |
PMN [7] | Anti-personnel mine | Pressure | Soviet Union | 240g TNT | |
PMN-4 [7] | Anti-personnel mine | Pressure | Soviet Union | 50g TG-40 (RDX/TNT) | |
TM-62M [1] | Anti-tank mine | Pressure | Soviet Union | 7.5 kg TNT. |
Name | Type | Diameter | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPG-7 [1] | Rocket-propelled grenade | Warhead diameter varies | Soviet Union | Reloadable launcher. | |
RPG-18 [1] | Rocket-propelled grenade | 64mm | Soviet Union | Some of these launchers captured from the separatists were evidently brought from Russia. [1] | |
RPG-22 [1] | Rocket-propelled grenade | 72.5mm | Soviet Union | Single-shot disposable launcher. | |
RPG-26 [1] | Rocket-propelled grenade | 72.5mm | Soviet Union | Single-shot disposable launcher. | |
SPG-9 [1] | Recoilless rifle | 73mm | Soviet Union | Single-shot reloadable launcher. | |
9K111 Fagot [1] | Anti-tank missile | 120mm | Soviet Union | Wire-guided anti-tank missile system. | |
9M113 Konkurs [7] | Anti-tank missile | 135mm | Soviet Union | Wire-guided anti-tank missile system. | |
9K115 Metis [1] | Anti-tank missile | 94mm | Soviet Union | Wire-guided anti-tank missile system. | |
9K114 Shturm [1] | Anti-tank missile | 130mm | Soviet Union | Wire-guided anti-tank missile system. | |
9M133 Kornet [1] | Anti-tank missile | 152mm | Russia | The system components were found discarded on a battlefield near Starobesheve. [1] It has not been exported to Ukraine. [1] [10] |
Name | Type | Diameter | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPO-A Shmel [1] | Rocket-propelled flamethrower | 93mm | Soviet Union | Some of the launchers captured from the separatists were evidently produced in Russia in 2000s. [1] | |
MRO-A [11] | Rocket-propelled flamethrower | 72.5mm | Russia | It is not known to have been exported outside of Russia. [1] |
The ongoing war makes the list below include tentative estimates.
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-34-85 | Medium tank | 1+ | Soviet Union | A number of T-34s were reactivated by the separatist forces from war memorials. [1] [7] | |
T-54 | Medium tank | 1+ | Soviet Union | Taken from Donetsk historical museum on 7 July 2014. [12] | |
T-62M/BV | Main battle tank | N/A | Soviet Union | Assigned to reservist units during 2022. [13] | |
T-64A/B/BM/BV | Main battle tank | 400 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Soviet Union Ukraine | Some were reportedly supplied from Russia. [15] [16] T-64BM serviceability doubtful. [17] | |
T-72B/B3/BA/B mod. 1989 [1] | Main battle tank | 300 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Soviet Union Russia | Three seen in Sverdlovsk. [18] [19] Six seen in 2015. [20] Over 34 claimed supplied by Russia. [21] T72BM not exported from Russia. [15] [18] One seen in convoy in Sverdlovsk. [18] [6] [10] [22] | |
T-80/BV | Main battle tank | 57 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Soviet Union | At least six T-80 tanks were spotted by the OSCE in January 2015 near Donetsk. [23] | |
T-90 | Main battle tank | 3 | Russia | In 2018 the DPR claimed to have 3 T-90 tanks in service. [14] [lower-alpha 1] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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BMP-1 / BMP-1P / BMP-1KSh [1] | Infantry fighting vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BMP-2 [1] | Infantry fighting vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BMD-1 [1] | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle | 1 | Soviet Union | ||
BMD-2 [1] | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BTR-4 [1] | Infantry fighting vehicle | 1+ | Ukraine |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-60PB [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BTR-70 [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BTR-80 [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union | Some were reportedly supplied from Russia. [24] | |
BTR-D [17] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1 [25] | Soviet Union | ||
MT-LB | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union | Some were reportedly supplied from Russia. [1] | |
9K114 Shturm | Armoured personnel carrier | 1 [26] | Soviet Union | ||
GT-MU [17] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1 [27] | Soviet Union | ||
MT-LBVM [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union / Russia [1] | At least one destroyed near Ilovaisk. [6] | |
MT-LBVMK [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union Russia [1] | At least one destroyed in Ukraine in September 2014. [6] | |
MT-LB 6MA [1] | Armoured personnel carrier | 1+ | Soviet Union Russia [1] | At least one destroyed near Ilovaisk. [6] | |
BTR-82AM [1] | Armoured personnel carrier [1] | 1+ | Soviet Union Russia | It was only adopted in Russia in early 2013. It is not known to have been exported to any other country. [1] [6] Seen on videos filmed by the separatists. [6] Also seen destroyed in Novosvitlivka. [28] [ unreliable source? ] | |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRM-1K [1] | Combat reconnaissance vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BRDM-2 [1] | Amphibious armoured scout car | 1+ | Soviet Union | [17] | |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BREM-1 [1] | Armoured recovery vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
IMR-2 [1] | Armoured recovery vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
BTS-4 [1] | Armoured recovery vehicle | 1+ | Soviet Union Ukraine | ||
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GMZ-3 [6] | Minelayer | 1 | Soviet Union |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDK-3 [6] | Trencher | 1+ | Soviet Union | One captured from Ukrainian forces. [6] | |
TKM-2 | Trencher | 1+ | Soviet Union | At least one was spotted by the OSCE in January 2018. [29] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UAZ-23632-148 Esaul | Armoured utility vehicle | 15+ | Russia | Photographed by OSCE monitors using a drone at a training area in April 2021. [30] [31] | |
Vodnik | Infantry mobility vehicle | 1+ | Russia | Seen in Krasnodon. [32] [33] [ unreliable source? ] | |
BPM-97 [34] / Dozor / Dozor-N / Vystrel | Light armored vehicle | 10+ | Russia | Four seen in the late December Luhansk People's Republic military exercises. [35] [ unreliable source? ] 10 vehicles seen in Krasnodon, [32] [ unreliable source? ] several seen in Luhansk. [36] [37] [ unreliable source? ] | |
Humvee | High-mobility multipurpose vehicle | 1-2+ | United States | Captured in Debaltsevo after being abandoned by Ukrainian forces. [38] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UAZ-452 | Off-road van | 2+ | Soviet Union | One seen in 2014. [39] At least one ambulance vehicle was spotted in 2015 by the OSCE. [40] | |
UAZ-469 | Light utility vehicle | 2+ | Soviet Union | Two seen north of Sloviansk. [41] [ unreliable source? ] | |
Ural-4320 | Medium cargo truck | 17+ | Soviet Union | At least 17 Ural-4320 seen towing 155mm Msta-B howitzers in November 2014. [39] | |
Kamaz-4310 | Medium cargo truck | 80+ [42] [ failed verification ] | Soviet Union | At least five Kamaz-4310 were spotted by the OSCE in 2018. [43] | |
Kamaz-5350 | Heavy cargo truck | 1+ | Russia | Seen towing 122mm D-30 howitzers in 2014. [39] At least one spotted by the OSCE in 2019. [44] | |
GAZ-66 | 4x4 off-road military truck | 10+ | Soviet Union | Observed by the OSCE, mostly used as radio relaying stations. [45] [29] | |
ZIL-131 | Medium cargo truck | 20+ | Soviet Union | At least 20 were spotted by the OSCE in November 2017. [46] | |
PTS-2 [1] | Amphibious transporter | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82-BM-37 [1] | 82mm infantry mortar | N/A | Soviet Union | At least two reported captured from separatist forces by Ukrainian Forces. [47] | |
120-PM-43 mortar [1] | 120-mm infantry mortar | N/A | Soviet Union | ||
2S12 Sani [47] | 120mm heavy mortar | N/A | Soviet Union | At least two reported captured from separatist forces by Ukrainian Forces. [47] | |
2B14 Podnos [7] | 82mm infantry mortar | N/A | Soviet Union | Captured from Ukrainian forces. | |
2B9 Vasilek [7] | 82mm automatic mortar | N/A | Soviet Union | 4-mortar shell cassette. | |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BS-3 [1] | 100mm anti-tank gun | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
D-1 | 152mm howitzer | 1 | Soviet Union | Reportedly used by 132nd Motor Rifle Brigade (DNR). [48] | |
D-20 | 152mm howitzer | 2 | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] | |
MT-12 Rapira [1] | 100mm anti-tank gun | 12+ [49] | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] | |
D-30 [1] [50] "Lyagushka" | 122mm towed howitzer | 35+ [51] [52] | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] | |
2A36 Giatsint-B | 152mm howitzer | 2+ | Soviet Union | Use documented in videos.[ citation needed ] | |
2B16 Nona-K [1] | 120mm anti-tank gun | 1+ | Soviet Union | Ukraine reportedly had only two of these before the war. [53] | |
2A65 Msta-B [1] | 152mm howitzer | 6+ [49] | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2S1 Gvozdika [1] | 122mm self-propelled howitzer | 15+ [49] | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] | |
2S3 Akatsiya [1] | 152.4mm self-propelled artillery | 7+ [49] | Soviet Union | Observed by OSCE. [49] | |
2S5 Giatsint-S [1] | 152mm self-propelled field gun | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
2S7 Pion | 203 mm self-propelled artillery | 2+ | Soviet Union | Two seen in Makiivka. [54] [55] | |
2S9 Nona-S [1] | 120mm self-propelled mortar | 1+ | Soviet Union | ||
2S19 Msta-S [1] | 152mm self-propelled howitzer | 3+ | Soviet Union | Serviceability doubtful. [17] One is suspected to come from Russia. [37] [ unreliable source? ] | |
2S4 Tyulpan | 240mm self-propelled mortar | 1+ | Soviet Union | One mortar was observed by OSCE in 2015. [56] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheburashka [57] | Multiple rocket launcher | N/A | Donetsk People's Republic | First unveiled at 2018 victory parade. Doubts where raised about their local production. [58] | |
Snezhinka [57] | 220mm Multiple rocket launcher | N/A | Donetsk People's Republic | First unveiled at 2018 victory parade. Doubts where raised about their local production [58] | |
BM-21 Grad (9K51) [1] [59] | 122mm multiple rocket launcher | 69 | Soviet Union | In 2018 the DPR allegedly had 69 Grads in service. [14] [lower-alpha 1] | |
BM-27 Uragan | 220mm multiple rocket launcher | 10 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Soviet Union | Two seen in Khartsyzk in February 2015. [60] | |
BM-30 Smerch | 300mm multiple rocket launcher | 5 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Soviet Union | At least two seen in Makiivka in February 2015. [61] [62] | |
Grad-P | 122mm light portable rocket system | N/A | Soviet Union | Several seen in several Luhansk region areas. [63] | |
Grad-K [34] ("Grad" on KamAZ-5350 chassis) | 122mm multiple rocket launcher | N/A | Russia | The 2B26 machine is a Russian modification of the original BM-21 launcher. It was first produced in 2011. [64] [ unreliable source? ] It is seen on a video with separatists firing Grads in January 2015. [34] [65] [ unreliable source? ] [66] | |
TOS-1 Buratino | 220mm multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon | 6 (DPR claim) [14] [lower-alpha 2] | Russia | Observed in a training area in LPR-controlled Kruhlyk. [67] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZU-23-2 [1] | 23mm anti-aircraft gun | N/A | Soviet Union | Some are mounted on trucks and MT-LBs. [18] | |
ZPU-2 [17] | 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun | N/A | Soviet Union | ||
S-60 [17] | 57mm anti-aircraft gun | N/A | Soviet Union | ||
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9K33 Osa [1] | 6x6 amphibious surface-to-air missile system | 1+ | Soviet Union | One claimed to be captured from Ukrainian forces in the "southern cauldron". [1] [68] [ unreliable source? ] | |
9K35 Strela-10 [1] [59] | Short range surface-to-air missile | 3+ | Soviet Union | One from the Vostok Battalion was seen near the Donetsk Airport in July 2014 nicknamed "Лягушонок" (frogling). [1] [69] [ unreliable source? ] One seen in a Sverdlovsk convoy. [18] Another one spotted by OSCE SMM in 2021 nearl Luhansk. [70] | |
9K331M Tor-M2 | Short range surface-to-air missile | 1+ | Soviet Union Russia | [17] | |
2K22 Tunguska | Short range self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and surface-to-air missile | 1+ | Soviet Union | [17] | |
Pantsir-S1 | Medium range surface-to-air missile | 1+ | Russia | It is not known to have been exported to Ukraine. Seen in Luhansk and Makiivka in early 2015. [34] [71] [72] [73] [ unreliable source? ] Its used rocket components were also reported to be observed in Ukraine in November 2014. [1] |
Name | Type | Max. altitude | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9K32 Strela-2 [1] | Man-portable air-defense system | 1500m | Soviet Union | Some Ukrainian stocks of Strela-2s went missing early in the conflict, and are presumably under separatist control. [1] | |
9K38 Igla [1] | Man-portable air-defense system | 3500m | Soviet Union | Supplied by Russia (Ukrainian claim). [1] [74] [75] Captured from Ukrainian armouries (DPR claim). [76] The system has identification friend or foe system which undermines DPR claims. [77] [ unreliable source? ] | |
PPZR Grom [1] | Man-portable air-defense system | 3500m | Poland | This Polish weapon was reportedly captured from pro-Russian separatists. It was fitted with a Russian-made 9P516 gripstock, designed for the 9K38 Igla. Russian forces are known to have captured some of these from Georgia. [1] | |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
R-330Zh Zhitel | Anti-cellular and satellite communications jamming station | 1+ | Russia | One station spotted by an unmanned aerial vehicle of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission near Michurine in August 2015 and 11 km south of Donetsk city in June 2016. [78] [79] | |
RB-341V Leer-3 | Anti-GSM reconnaissance and jamming station, with Orlan-10 drones | 1+ | Russia | Spotted by the OSCE SMM near Chornukhyne, 64 km SW of Luhansk on 28 July 2018. [80] Observed by OSCE in 2020. [81] | |
R-934B Sinitsa | Jamming station | 1+ | Russia | Observed by OSCE in 2020. [81] | |
RB-636 Svet-KU | Radio control and information protection system | 1+ | Russia | Observed by OSCE in 2020. [81] | |
1L269 Krasukha-2 | Anti-air jamming station | 1+ | Russia | Spotted by the OSCE SMM near Chornukhyne, 64 km SW of Luhansk on 28 July 2018. [80] | |
RB-109A Bylina | Brigade-level electronic warfare automated control system | 1+ | Russia | Spotted by the OSCE SMM near Chornukhyne, 64 km SW of Luhansk on 28 July 2018. [80] | |
Repellent-1 | Anti-drone electronic warfare system | 1+ | Russia | Spotted by the OSCE SMM near Chornukhyne, 64 km SW of Luhansk on 28 July 2018. [80] | |
51U6 Kasta-2E1 | C-band ultra-high frequency (300 MHz-1 GHz) 2D target acquisition radar designed to acquire the range and heading of small targets flying at low altitudes. Installed on KamAZ-43114 6×6 off-road chassis. | 1 | Russia | Observed at a training area near Buhaivka, 37 km southwest of Luhansk by OSCE SMM drone. [70] | |
P-19 "Danube" | High mobility radar and with the antenna mounted on the single truck | 1 | Soviet Union | Spotted by the OSCE SMM near Verbova Balka, 28 km south-east of Donetsk on 18 February 2020. [82] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aero L-29 Delfín [83] | Military trainer aircraft/Light attack aircraft | 2+ | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | At least one plane retrofited from Lugansk museum. [84] [85] On 19 January 2015, a LPR militia video showed a Georgian volunteer test driving an operational L-29 on a runway. [86] In 2018, one L-29 was displayed in Donetsk on Victory Day. |
Name | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eleron-3SV [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] | N/A | Russia | ||
Forpost (IAI Searcher) [88] | N/A | Israel Russia | Five unmanned aerial vehicles shot down by Ukrainian forces. [92] [93] [94] | |
Granat-1 [95] | N/A | Russia | ||
Granat-2 [88] | N/A | Russia | ||
Granat-4 [96] | N/A | Russia | ||
Navodchik-2 [97] | N/A | Russia | Ground control station | |
Orlan-10 [1] [88] | 6+ | Russia | Four shot down by Ukrainian forces in 2014 [1] [98] [ unreliable source? ] and one in 2016. Another one crashed on Ukrainian territory in 2017. [99] [ unreliable source? ] On 13 May 2017 the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission saw a Orlan-10 flying over the road from Makiivka (12 km north-east of Donetsk) to Donetsk city. [100] | |
Takhion [101] | N/A | Russia | ||
Zala 421-04M [102] | N/A | Russia | ||
Zastava (IAI Bird-Eye 400) [103] [88] [104] | N/A | Israel Russia | ||
Unknown unmanned aerial vehicle number 2166 [88] | N/A | Russia | ||
Unknown unmanned aerial vehicle number 2207 [88] | N/A | Russia | ||
Non-military unmanned aerial vehicle | N/A | Quadcopters, fixed-wing drones. [88] One used by the rebels during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport. [1] | ||
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motorboat | 25 [105] | Used by 9th Regiment of the Marine Corps in Sea of Azov. [105] |
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From the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations by Russian-backed, pro-Russian, and anti-government groups took place in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv and Odesa. The unrest, which was supported by the Russian military and intelligence services, belongs to the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The war in Donbas, also known as the Donbas war, was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the Donbas region of Ukraine. The war began in April 2014, when a commando unit headed by Russian citizen Igor Girkin seized Sloviansk in Donetsk oblast. The Ukrainian military launched an operation against them. The war continued until subsumed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic is a republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, with its capital in Luhansk. The LPR was proclaimed by Russian-backed paramilitaries in 2014, and it initially operated as a breakaway state until it was annexed by Russia in 2022. The entire territory of LPR is viewed as sovereign territory of Ukraine by nearly all UN member states.
During the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War between the Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region of Ukraine that began in April 2014, many international organisations and states noted a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the conflict zone.
The Minsk agreements were a series of international agreements which sought to end the Donbas war fought between armed Russian separatist groups and Armed Forces of Ukraine, with Russian regular forces playing a central part. After a defeat at Ilovaisk at the end of August 2014, Russia forced Ukraine to sign the first Minsk Protocol, or the Minsk I. It was drafted by the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, consisting of Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), with mediation by the leaders of France and Germany in the so-called Normandy Format. After extensive talks in Minsk, Belarus, the agreement was signed on 5 September 2014 by representatives of the Trilateral Contact Group and, without recognition of their status, by the then-leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). This agreement followed multiple previous attempts to stop the fighting in the region and aimed to implement an immediate ceasefire.
The Second Battle of Donetsk Airport was an engagement between the Ukrainian military and Russian military and its proxy forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) during the War in Donbas. An earlier battle in May 2014 had left Donetsk International Airport in Ukrainian control. Despite a ceasefire agreement, the Minsk Protocol, in place since 5 September 2014, fighting broke out between the warring parties on 28 September 2014.
A rocket attack on Mariupol was launched on 24 January 2015 by Russian and pro-Russian forces against the strategic maritime city of Mariupol, defended by Ukrainian government forces. Mariupol had come under attack multiple times in the previous year in the course of the War in Donbas, including in May–June 2014, when the city was under the control of Russian controlled forces; and in the September 2014 offensive.
The Shyrokyne standoff was a battle for the control of the strategic village of Shyrokyne, located approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Mariupol city limits, between Ukrainian forces led by the Azov Regiment, and Russian-backed separatists, between February and July 2015. It was part of the larger war in Donbas. On 10 February 2015, the Azov Regiment launched a surprise offensive against pro-Russian separatists associated with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) with the aim of pushing the separatist forces away from Mariupol city limits. The village is located just 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Ukrainian-controlled city of Mariupol, and was used as a launching point for separatist attacks on the city, which served as the administrative centre of Donetsk Oblast whilst DPR forces control Donetsk city. Fighting continued until 3 July 2015, when DPR forces unilaterally withdrew from Shyrokyne. Subsequently a cease-fire was declared in the area.
The Republic of Stakhanov was a separatist quasi-state republic of Pavel Dryomov on the territory of the city of Kadiivka within the separatist Luhansk People's Republic.
Kruta Balka is a rural settlement in Donetsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 17.2 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
The Battle of Svitlodarsk took place during the war in Donbas near Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast in 2016. It was described as the "bloodiest battle in 5 months".
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine was an international civilian observer mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mandated to contribute to reducing tensions and to help foster peace in Ukraine. The mission was deployed in March 2014, following the Russian annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of open conflict in eastern Ukraine. The mission ended on 31 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The combatants of the war in Donbas included foreign and domestic forces.
Buran or Enhelsove is a rural settlement in Molodohvardiisk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Population: 936
The February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack was a shelling of Kramatorsk by Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists during the war in Donbas. Kramatorsk was controlled by Ukrainian government forces at the time of the attack. As a result of shelling, 17 people died and about 60 were injured.
The R-330Zh Zhitel is a mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication station, manufactured by NVP Protek and fielded by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AFRF). It is preferably deployed within range of the frontline, and is mounted on a Ural-43203 or KamAZ-43114 three-axle truck.
Leonidivka is a village located in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Toretsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is approximately 41 km (135,000 ft) north of Donetsk.
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