Fights for Lutugino

On July 14, 2014, the Ukrainian supply convoy was ambushed by LPR scouts . As a result of the battle, Ukrainian troops suffered significant losses: the T-64BM Bulat tank burned down (a driver was killed), an armored personnel carrier and a truck were destroyed. APU equipment was destroyed by the LPR rebels from the RPG. During the battle, at least 6 Ukrainian soldiers were killed ^[2] .

On July 21, 3 units arrived at Lutugino for defense. From Belorechenka a platoon of Cossacks Kolyba A (call sign Khokhol), from Alchevsk, 2 platoon of the battalion Alexander Nevsky under the command of Hans (call sign), as well as 2 platoon of a separate hundred Che Guevara (call sign). Kolybaba took a position in front of the Georgievsky checkpoint occupied by Ukrainian troops. Hans the northern outskirts of Lutugino, Hundred Che Guevara eastern. After 3 days, 2 platoons abandoned their positions and returned to Alchevsk.

On July 27, the armed forces of Ukraine launched an assault on Lutugino . The Aidar battalion, with the support of armored vehicles and artillery of the 30th Special Forces Brigade, surrounded half of Kolybaba’s unit in Georgievka. As a result of the counterattack of a separate hundred, the Ukrainian military suffered heavy losses. As it is written on the “Idar” Facebook page, 8 people died immediately from the fire of snipers and mortars, and after that 3 people died from the fire of an anti-tank rifle and an arbitrary shot of a Ukrainian tank at their tank. As a result of the second counterattack, which was headed by Kolybaba, who personally arrived at the battlefield, which resulted in the oncoming battle of the Aydar company without armored vehicles and 10 militias. Kolybab was the first to die from the militia. As well as machine gunner Maxim Kolmakov. The Ukrainian side suffered the same significant losses. With the release of the Cossacks who were surrounded, a third skirmish occurred. Almost simultaneously, the Armed Forces soldiers fell into the next 2 ambushes, which were organized by Kolybaba militias in the industrial zone. A hundred Che Guevaras in the southern part of Lutugino. After that, both groups under artillery fire made a breakthrough without losses from the already district city. LPR insurgents withdrew to the Red Beam and Rovenki.

On August 31, after adjusting the fire of Grad’s batteries and cannons of the 2nd Cossack battalion, the Ukrainian 80th separate airmobile brigade, located on the territory of the roll factory, suffered devastating damage. So on the territory of the plant and the railway crossing was burned more than 46 armored vehicles, as well as a lot of vehicles. In the afternoon, an artillery fire of 2 Cossack battalions destroyed a checkpoint on the southern side of Lutugino at the exit to Lksnoye. in 15 40 a checkpoint was occupied by militiamen of several units. After that, reconnaissance of the St. George battalion 3 people and 46 soldiers of hundreds of Che Guevara rushed into the city. At the same time, through the Dormition, the Cossack unit “Khokhol” attacked 11 people under the command of Parhom (call sign). At 19 00, all Lutugino checkpoints were occupied by the militia. Over 40 tons of ammunition were taken at the factory. And also one Grad installation, 2 tanks, 7 BMPs, and one MTLB. one ZU-23. and 12 ATGM bassoon. more than 200 disposable grenade launchers and much more ... On the night of September 1, a group of Aidarovites broke through Kruglik through Uspenska. And from the side of the airport, a column of APU soldiers left for the crossing, after the clash of the column was disarmed. 2 cars from a column in which there were 200 and three hundredth from the airport as well as prisoners were released.

Lutuginsky district in 2014 for 44 days was occupied by Ukrainian troops.

The fighting claimed the lives of more than 80 local residents. As a result of the fighting, Lutuginsky district suffered numerous destructions. About 300 houses were completely destroyed or unsuitable for life, and more than a thousand were damaged ^[1] .