List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Military situation in Ukraine

This is a list of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large territory and over a long period. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localised to a specific area and over a specific period. However, use of the terms in naming such events is not consistent.

Battles

Name Oblast Start date End date Theatre Result of the battle
Battle of Avdiivka Donetsk 21 February 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Hlukhiv Sumy 24 February 2022 17 March 2022 Northeastern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[1]
Battle of Romny Sumy 24 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northeastern Ukrainian victory[2]
Attack on Snake Island Odesa 24 February 2022 25 February 2022 Southern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[3]
Battle of Antonov Airport Kyiv 24 February 2022 25 February 2022 Kyiv offensive Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[4][5][6]
Capture of Chernobyl Kyiv 24 February 2022 24 February 2022 Kyiv offensive Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[7]
Battle of Kharkiv Kharkiv 24 February 2022 14 May 2022 Northeastern, eastern Ukrainian victory[8]
Battle of Kherson Kherson 24 February 2022 2 March 2022 Southern Russian victory, occupation (March–November 2022)[9]
Battle of Konotop Sumy 24 February 2022 25 February 2022 Northeastern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[10][11]
Battle of Okhtyrka Sumy 24 February 2022 26 March 2022 Northeastern Ukrainian victory[12]
Battle of Sumy Sumy 24 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northeastern Ukrainian victory[13]
Battle of Trostianets Sumy 24 February 2022 26 March 2022 Northeastern Russian victory and subsequent loss[14]
Siege of Chernihiv Chernihiv 24 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northeastern Ukrainian victory[15]
Siege of Mariupol Donetsk 24 February 2022 20 May 2022 Eastern, southern Russian victory[16]
Battle of Ivankiv Kyiv 25 February 2022 27 February 2022 Kyiv offensive Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[17]
Battle of Kyiv Kyiv City 25 February 2022 31 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[18]
Battle of Hostomel Kyiv 25 February 2022 1 April 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[19][a]
Battle of Melitopol Zaporizhzhia 25 February 2022 1 March 2022 Southern Russian victory and ongoing occupation[22]
Battle of Volnovakha Donetsk 25 February 2022 12 March 2022 Eastern Russian victory[23]
Battle of Lebedyn Sumy 26 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northeastern Ukrainian victory[24]
Battle of Mykolaiv Mykolaiv 26 February 2022 8 April 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[25]
Battle of Vasylkiv Kyiv 26 February 2022 26 February 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[26]
Battle of Bucha Kyiv 27 February 2022 31 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[27][b]
Battle of Irpin Kyiv 27 February 2022 28 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[30][31]
Battle of Makariv Kyiv 27 February 2022 25 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[32]
Battle of Enerhodar Zaporizhzhia 28 February 2022 4 March 2022 Southern Russian victory and ongoing occupation[33]
First Battle of Voznesensk Mykolaiv 2 March 2022 3 March 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[34]
Second Battle of Voznesensk 9 March 2022 13 March 2022
Battle of Izium Kharkiv 3 March 2022 1 April 2022 Northeastern Russian victory[35][36]
Battle of Moshchun Kyiv 5 March 2022 21 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[37]
Battle of Huliaipole Zaporizhzhia 5 March 2022 Southern Ongoing
Battle of Brovary Kyiv 9 March 2022 1 April 2022 Kyiv offensive Ukrainian victory[38]
Battle of Rubizhne Luhansk 15 March 2022 12 May 2022 Eastern Russian victory[39]
Battle of Marinka Donetsk 17 March 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Bilohorivka Luhansk 5 May 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Slavutych Kyiv 18 March 2022 27 March 2022 Kyiv offensive Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[40][c]
Battle of Popasna Luhansk 18 March 2022 7 May 2022 Eastern Russian victory[42]
Battle of Dovhenke Kharkiv 11 April 2022 11 June 2022 Eastern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[43]
5 August 2022 6 September 2022 Ukrainian victory[44]
Battle of Kreminna Luhansk 18 April 2022 19 April 2022 Eastern Russian victory[45]
Battle of the Siverskyi Donets Luhansk 5 May 2022 13 May 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[46]
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Luhansk 6 May 2022 25 June 2022 Eastern Russian victory[47]
Battle of Toshkivka Luhansk 10 May 2022 21 June 2022 Eastern Russian victory[48]
First Battle of Lyman Donetsk 23 May 2022 27 May 2022 Eastern Russian victory[49][50][51]
Battle of Davydiv Brid Kherson 27 May 2022 16 June 2022 Southern Russian victory[52]
Battle of Sviatohirsk Donetsk 30 May 2022 8 June 2022 Eastern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[53]
Battles of Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia Donetsk 7 June 2022 10 September 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[54]
Battle of Lysychansk Luhansk 25 June 2022 3 July 2022 Eastern Russian victory[55]
Battle of Siversk Donetsk 3 July 2022 8 September 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[56]
Battle of Pisky Donetsk 28 July 2022 24 August 2022 Eastern Russian victory[57][d]
Battle of Bakhmut Donetsk 1 August 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Soledar Donetsk 3 August 2022 16 January 2023 Eastern Russian victory[59]
Battles of Pervomaiske and Vodiane Donetsk 15 August 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Kherson counteroffensive Kherson, Mykolaiv 29 August 2022 11 November 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[60][61][62]
Kharkiv counteroffensive Kharkiv, Donetsk 6 September 2022 2 October 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[63][64][65]
Battle of Balakliia Kharkiv 6 September 2022 8 September 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[66]
Battle of Kupiansk Kharkiv 8 September 2022 16 September 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[67]
Second Battle of Lyman Donetsk 10 September 2022 1 October 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[68]
Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line Luhansk 2 October 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Paraskoviivka Donetsk 16 January 2023 18 February 2023 Eastern Russian victory
Battle of Vuhledar Donetsk 24 January 2023 Eastern Ongoing [69][70]

Notable non-battle attacks

Name Date Attacker Target
Bombing of Odesa 24 February 2022–present Russia Targets in the Odesa area
Chuhuiv air base attack 24 February 2022 Russia Ukrainian air base
Millerovo air base attack 25 February 2022 Ukraine Russian air base
Chornobaivka attacks 27 February–5 November 2022 Ukraine Russian-controlled airport
Vinnytsia strikes 6 March 2022 Russia Ukrainian Airbase, and Air Force command center
Yavoriv military base attack 13 March 2022 Russia Ukrainian military base
Berdiansk port attack 24 March 2022 Ukraine Russian naval ship
Sinking of the Moskva 13 April 2022 Ukraine Russian Slava-class cruiser Moskva
Desna barracks airstrike 17 May 2022 Russia Ukrainian military barracks
Attack on Nova Kakhovka 11 July 2022 Ukraine Russian military forces & an ammunition depot
Explosions in Novofedorivka 9 August 2022 Ukraine Russian air base
2022 Crimean Bridge explosion 8 October 2022 Ukraine[71][72] Crimean Bridge section
Strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure 10 October 2022–present Russia Critical infrastructure and facilities
Makiivka military quarters shelling 31 December 2022–1 January 2023 Ukraine Russian military forces & an ammunition depot

See also

Notes

  1. ^ City under Russian control from 5 March through 1 April 2022.[20][21]
  2. ^ City under Russian control from 12 March through 31 March 2022.[28][29]
  3. ^ City recaptured by Ukraine on 28 March 2022 after a Russian withdrawal[41]
  4. ^ Russian defence ministry claimed control on the 13 of August, it was confirmed by geolocated footage on the 24 of August[57][58]

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