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{{Short description|Battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = First Battle of Siversk
| partof = the ] in the ] of the ]
| image = ]
| caption = Residential building in Siversk and remains of a cluster rocket in August 2022
| place = ], ], ]
| date = 3 July – 8 September 2022<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=7|day1=3|year1=2022|month2=9|day2=8|year2=2022}})
| result = Ukrainian victory
| territory =
| combatant1 = {{plainlist|* {{flag|Russia}}
* {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic|name= Donetsk PR}}
* {{flag|Luhansk People's Republic|name= Luhansk PR}}}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| units1 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|Russia}} ]<ref name=iswaugust6>{{cite web|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-6|work=Institute for the Study of War|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6|date=6 August 2022|access-date=7 August 2022|archive-date=25 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225193833/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-6|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|Donetsk People's Republic}} ]|{{flagicon|Luhansk People's Republic}} ] }}
| units2 = {{flagicon|Ukraine}} ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/17/europe/russia-ukraine-donetsk-battle-for-control-intl/index.html |title=Bloody battle for control rages in eastern Ukraine as Russia struggles to gain ground in Donetsk |website=] |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=2023-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522004404/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/17/europe/russia-ukraine-donetsk-battle-for-control-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| casualties1 = '''Ukrainian claim:'''<br />30+ soldiers killed
| casualties2 = '''DPR claim:'''<br />29+ soldiers killed<br />100+ wounded
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| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
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The '''first battle of Siversk''' was a ] during the ], as part of the ] of the wider ], that began on 3 July 2022. Russian forces ceased launching assaults on and around Siversk on 28 July, with a lull in fighting throughout August. Due to gains made from the ], Russian forces were unable to make further gains towards Siversk from September 8.

== Background ==
{{Main|Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|Battle of Lysychansk|Battle of Donbas (2022)}}

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On 25 June, Russian forces captured ] and the surrounding villages.<ref name="RadioFreeEurope26J2">{{cite news |date=26 June 2022 |title=Российские военные заявили о полном контроле над Северодонецком |url=https://rus.azattyq.org/a/31915438.html |work=Radio Free Europe |language=ru |quote=The summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of that night says that Russian forces are fixed in the areas of the Sievierodonetsk, Syrotyne, Voronove and Borivske following the Ukrainian forces leaving the area |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714112228/https://rus.azattyq.org/a/31915438.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-25/mayor-says-ukrainian-troops-have-almost-left-sievierodonetsk |title=Mayor Says Ukrainian Troops Have 'Almost Left' Sievierodonetsk |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703162309/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-25/mayor-says-ukrainian-troops-have-almost-left-sievierodonetsk |url-status=live }}</ref> Russian forces ] of ] on 2 July, fully capturing ].<ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2022 |title=Russia claims control of pivotal eastern Ukrainian province |work=Daily Independent |url=https://www.dailyindependent.com/region/russia-claims-control-of-pivotal-eastern-ukrainian-province/article_f487bcf7-e5ba-522a-8a45-49e7585e7569.html |access-date=4 July 2022 |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710153857/https://www.dailyindependent.com/region/russia-claims-control-of-pivotal-eastern-ukrainian-province/article_f487bcf7-e5ba-522a-8a45-49e7585e7569.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After completing one of the primary Russian goals in the ], Russian and separatist forces stated they would be pushing towards northern Donetsk Oblast, with the next goals being the cities of ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beecher |first=Jay |date=2022-07-14 |title=Russian Invaders Attempt to Break Through to Siversk to Open Way to Bakhmut - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/russian-invaders-attempt-to-break-through-to-siversk-to-open-way-to-bakhmut.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Kyiv Post |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714103712/https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/russian-invaders-attempt-to-break-through-to-siversk-to-open-way-to-bakhmut.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Battle ==
On 3 July 2022, the LPR announced that fighting for Siversk had begun, although this claim was rejected by Ukraine and Western observers. Fighting intensified on 4 July for the villages of ], Hryhorivka, ], and especially ], the last town in Luhansk Oblast under Ukrainian control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian forces stuck in the area of Bilohorivka head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-forces-stuck-area-bilohorivka-175105007.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214015626/https://news.yahoo.com/russian-forces-stuck-area-bilohorivka-175105007.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Troops Dig In at New Front Line in Bid to Stop Russian Advance |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/ukrainian-troops-dig-in-at-new-front-line-in-bid-to-stop-russian-advance-/6651216.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=VOA |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712015503/https://www.voanews.com/a/ukrainian-troops-dig-in-at-new-front-line-in-bid-to-stop-russian-advance-/6651216.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A separatist official claimed that Russian forces captured the village of Hryhorivka on 9 July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gershkovich |first=Alan Cullison and Evan |title=Ukraine Braces for Russian Assault on City It Retook After 2014 Revolt |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-braces-for-russian-assault-on-city-where-it-defeated-2014-revolt-11657367079 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=WSJ |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716124423/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-braces-for-russian-assault-on-city-where-it-defeated-2014-revolt-11657367079 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 July, Russian forces reached to just within a few kilometers of Siversk, although the Ukrainian General Staff claimed that a Russian assault on Spirne and Ivano-Darivka suffered serious losses.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 138 of the invasion |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/11/russia-ukraine-war-update-what-we-know-on-day-138-of-the-invasion |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716162845/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/11/russia-ukraine-war-update-what-we-know-on-day-138-of-the-invasion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 12 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-12 |work=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713022347/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> Russian and separatist media falsely claimed on 13–14 July that Russian forces had captured Siversk, although Ukrainian forces retained control of the town.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-13 |title=Separatist official says Russian and proxy forces enter Ukraine's Siversk -TASS |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/separatist-official-says-russian-proxy-forces-enter-ukraines-siversk-tass-2022-07-13/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |archive-date=2022-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716141329/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/separatist-official-says-russian-proxy-forces-enter-ukraines-siversk-tass-2022-07-13/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 July, Russian forces launched a failed attack on Verkhnokamyanske and Spirne.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 15 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-15 |work=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717015624/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Between 16–19 July, clashes began around Ivano-Darivka, Bilohorivka, and ].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 17 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-17 |work=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928044133/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> These battles spread to Spirne, ], and Verkhnokamyanske on 19 July, with Ukrainian forces also falling back to the center of Hryhorivka. Throughout July and August, these towns switched between Russian and Ukrainian control multiple times, with Russian forces launching numerous failed ground assaults in the direction of Siversk.<ref name="ISW_July232">{{cite web |date=23 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 23 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-23 |work=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=24 July 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225053913/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> The fighting resulted in a stalemate, with Russian forces being unable to make any territorial gains after 24 July.<ref name="stalled12">{{Cite news |last=Sly |first=Liz |date=July 28, 2022 |title=Ukraine could be turning the tide of war again as Russian advances stall |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/28/ukraine-russia-war-himars-missiles/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811161616/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/28/ukraine-russia-war-himars-missiles/ }}</ref> On 28 July, Russian forces reportedly did not conduct any assaults towards Siversk for the first time since the battle began.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24 |url-status=dead }}{{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref>

On 9 September, Russian forces did not conduct any attacks on Siversk for the first time since July, having withdrawn from their positions surrounding the town.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

This lull in attacks would last over a year and a half until April 12 2024, when Russian forces would launch the ] with a series of attacks aimed at capturing the nearby heights and the town of Bilohorvika.

== Casualties ==
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Four foreign volunteers—two Americans, one Canadian, and one Swede—fighting for Ukraine were killed by tank fire on 22 July during an attempt to clear Russian forces out of a ravine in Hryhorivka, according to ] commander Ruslan Miroshnichenko.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Christopher |title=Russian tank attack in eastern Ukraine kills 2 Americans, Canadian and Swede |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/23/americans-killed-russian-tank-attack-00047567 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Politico |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713215542/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/23/americans-killed-russian-tank-attack-00047567 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Two Americans Killed in the Donbass |url=https://theatlasnews.co/uncategorized/2022/07/22/two-americans-killed-in-the-donbass/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Atlas News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724204607/https://theatlasnews.co/uncategorized/2022/07/22/two-americans-killed-in-the-donbass/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The head of the military administration of the Donetsk Oblast reported 30 Russian soldiers killed in a raid in the peripheral area on 28 July, while also claiming that Russian losses were constantly increasing.<ref name="Institute for the Study of War">{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24 |url-status=dead }}{{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref>

According to a senior DPR official, Ukrainian casualties since the beginning of the battle were over 29 soldiers killed and at least 100 wounded. The same officer later attributes these losses to accurate multiple rocket launcher strikes by Russian and separatist forces.<ref name="Institute for the Study of War"/>

== Analysis ==
On 20 July, the ] (ISW) stated that the Russian grouping in the Siversk area was likely still severely degraded by recent operations to complete the capture of the Luhansk Oblast and was therefore only making slow and grinding progress towards Siversk, and that they were continuing to degrade their own offensive combat power in localized fights for small and relatively unimportant settlements. It was also stated that Russian troops were struggling to move across relatively sparsely-settled and open terrain, and would encounter terrain much more conducive to the Ukrainian defenders the closer they would get to the ] around ] and Bakhmut due to the increasing population density and built-up nature of those areas. The ISW concluded that the current Russian offensive in Donbas would likely to culminate somewhere along the E40 in the following weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-20|work=Institute for the Study of War|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 20|date=20 July 2022|access-date=21 July 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924124249/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the ISW, the language of the Ukrainian General Staff's report on 23 July suggested that Russian forces may be advancing closer to the outskirts of Siversk proper from positions in the east.<ref name="ISW_July232"/>

On 28 July, the ISW stated that Russian forces may be de-emphasizing attempts to take Siversk in order to concentrate on Bakhmut, as they have been struggling to make concrete gains around Siversk and have not made any confirmed advances toward the city since the capture of the Luhansk Oblast Administrative border in early July. The ISW concluded that Russian command is likely seeking to maintain momentum around Bakhmut, potentially at the expense of continued pressure on Siversk.<ref name="ISW_July28">{{cite web |date=28 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 28 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-28 |work=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022115508/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Second Battle of Siversk

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