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.[3] 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.[4][5] On 14 November 2021 nine houses were damaged due to the shelling of Nevelske.[1] Three days later seven houses were damaged, destroying two of them.[1]
^На Донеччині загинули двоє українських військових [Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in Donetsk region]. ukinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021. Внаслідок обстрілу українських позицій російськими найманцями поблизу населеного пункту Невельське, що на Донеччині, загинув український військовий. Ще один захисник загинув поблизу Степного через підрив на невідомому вибуховому пристрої. [Translated: A Ukrainian serviceman was killed as a result of shelling of Ukrainian positions by Russian mercenaries near the town of Nevelske in the Donetsk region. Another defender was killed near Stepny by an unknown explosive device.]
^Christina Harward; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Riley Bailey; George Barros (20 May 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 21 May 2024. A Russian source claimed that Russian forces are struggling to clear the area between Pervomaiske and Nevelske (both southwest of Avdiivka) and that the Balka Domakha stream that runs between Netaylove (southwest of Avdiivka) and Nevelske is a contested "gray zone."