Fighting for strategically crucial for logistical reasons Vuhłedar, had been going on for many months, although much media attention was brought by the losses suffered by the Russian naval infantry of the Pacific Ocean Fleet (FOS), in January and February. A series of armoured attacks were carried out at the time, which were repulsed with dense losses to the attackers, and released videos from Ukrainian drones showed tactical details of the clashes and advanced casualties of the assaulters, in men and equipment.