Timeline of the War in Donbass (2021)

This is a timeline of the War in Donbass for the year 2021.

January–March
  • 1 January: The Ukrainian press centre of the Ukrainian Joint Forces reported nine pro-Russian violations of the ceasefire agreement on this date. In the eastern area of operations, the stronghold of Avdiivka received fire from small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. An incoming hostile drone that had taken off from Yakovliivka was neutralized by Ukrainian forces with electronic countermeasures. Vodiane, in the region of Pryazova (around Mariupol) was the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket rocket fire. Small arms fire was also reported at Pavlopil. In the northern front, pro-Russian forces fired heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems at Ukrainian positions around Zolote-4, while Ukrainian troops were harassed with small arms fire at Novoluhanske. Ukrainian forces fired back.[1]
  • 11 January: The Ukrainian Joint Forces press centre reported 11 pro-Russian attacks on their forces on this date. All the incidents occurred in the eastern area of operations.[2] Ukrainian troops at Pisky received fire from small arms and heavy machine guns; one Ukrainian soldier was killed in action.[3] Avdiivka and Pavlopil were hit by anti-tank rockets, and Avdiivka also received small arms fire. Small arms fire was also registered at Vodiane, as well as sniper fire in the surroundings of Donetsk city. A pro-Russian drone flying over Krasnohorivka was neutralized by Ukrainian forces.[2]
  • 25 January: The press centre of the Ukrainian Joint Forces recorded seven pro-Russian violations of the truce, most of them in the northern area of operations. Pivdenne became the target of heavy machine guns, anti-tank-rocket launchers, 120 mm mortars and anti-tank guided missiles. Nearby Vilnyi received fire from small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action.[4] Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on six occasions using small arms, different grenade-launcher systems, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian positions near Spartak, Olenivka, Oleksandrivka, in the environs of Donetsk city, and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, came under attack. Ukrainian BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Taramchuk engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Olenivka, while 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Gagarin. Local officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces from Zolote-4 harassed their troops at Zolote-5 with small arms fire and under-barrel launched grenades.[5]
  • 27 January: According to the Ukrainian Joint Forces press centre, pro-Russian forces launched ten attacks on their positions. In the eastern area of operations, Pavlopil became de target of small arms, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian positions at the protected area of Bohdanivka were hit by small arms fire, sniper and heavy machine gun fire, as well as anti-tank rockets. Under-barrel launched grenades were fired at Ukrainian troops in Vodiane, while automatic rifle fire was reported at Marinka and Avdiivka. Luhanske was hit by anti-tank rockets,and Zaitseve was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. There was return fire from Ukrainian positions.[6]

References
  1. "Donbas war update: Ukraine records nine ceasefire violations on Jan 1". www.unian.info. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "Escalation in Donbas: Ukraine reports one KIA amid 10 ceasefire violations on Jan 11". www.unian.info. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. "Donbas war: Ukrainian soldier killed in enemy shelling". www.unian.info. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. "Donbas warzone update: One WIA amid seven truce violations on Jan 25". www.unian.info. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. "Обстановка на линии соприкосновения за сутки: версии сторон". anna-news.info (in Russian). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. "Donbas war update: Ukraine records 10 ceasefire violations on Jan 27". www.unian.info. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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