Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas The
War in Donbas, which lasted from mid-April 2014 until the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, brought both civilian and military casualties. Two Ukrainian servicemen were
killed and two others were
wounded in action at Nevelske on 8 November 2014. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded at Nevelske on 16 December 2016, and another was killed by shelling at a Ukrainian army position near the settlement. On 14 November 2021 nine houses were damaged due to the shelling of Nevelske.
Russian invasion of Ukraine On 12 March 2024, during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, the
Russian Ministry of Defense announced the full capture of Nevelske by
Russian forces, later on the settlement was referred to as a "grey zone". ==Demographics==