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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
Snake Island campaign Odesa 24 February 2022 30 June 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[1]
Battle of Antonov Airport Kyiv 24 February 2022 25 February 2022 Northern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[2][3][4]
Capture of Chernobyl Kyiv 24 February 2022 24 February 2022 Northern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[5]
Battle of Kharkiv Kharkiv 24 February 2022 13 May 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[6]
Battle of Kherson Kherson 24 February 2022 2 March 2022 Southern Russian victory, occupation (March–November 2022)[7]
Battle of Sumy Sumy 24 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[8]
Siege of Chernihiv Chernihiv 24 February 2022 4 April 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[9]
Siege of Mariupol Donetsk 24 February 2022 20 May 2022 Eastern, southern Russian victory[10]
Battle of Kyiv Kyiv City 25 February 2022 2 April 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[11]
Battle of Hostomel Kyiv 25 February 2022 1 April 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[12][a]
Capture of Melitopol Zaporizhzhia 25 February 2022 26 February 2022 Southern Russian victory and ongoing occupation[15]
Battle of Volnovakha Donetsk 25 February 2022 12 March 2022 Eastern Russian victory[16]
Battle of Lebedyn Sumy 26 February 2022 26 March 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[17]
Battle of Mykolaiv Mykolaiv 26 February 2022 8 April 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[18]
Battle of Bucha Kyiv 27 February 2022 31 March 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[19][b]
Battle of Irpin Kyiv 27 February 2022 28 March 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[22][23]
Battle of Makariv Kyiv 27 February 2022 25 March 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[24]
Battle of Enerhodar Zaporizhzhia 4 March 2022 4 March 2022 Southern Russian victory and ongoing occupation[25]
Battle of Voznesensk Mykolaiv 2 March 2022 3 March 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[26]
Battle of Izium Kharkiv 3 March 2022 1 April 2022 Eastern Russian victory[27][28]
Battle of Moshchun Kyiv 5 March 2022 21 March 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[29]
Battle of Huliaipole Zaporizhzhia 5 March 2022 Southern Ongoing
Battle of Brovary Kyiv 9 March 2022 1 April 2022 Northern Ukrainian victory[30]
Battle of Rubizhne Luhansk 17 March 2022 12 May 2022 Eastern Russian victory[31]
Battle of Slavutych Kyiv 23 March 2022 26 March 2022 Northern Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[32][c]
Northern Ukraine skirmishes Sumy Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, and Kursk Oblast, Russia 29 March 2022 Northern Ongoing
Battle of Popasna Luhansk April 2022 7 May 2022 Eastern Russian victory[34]
Battle of Marinka Donetsk 18 April 2022 25 December 2023 Eastern Russian victory[35]
Battle of the Siverskyi Donets Luhansk 5 May 2022 13 May 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[36]
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Luhansk 6 May 2022 25 June 2022 Eastern Russian victory[37]
Battle of Davydiv Brid Kherson 27 May 2022 16 June 2022 Southern Russian victory[38]
Battle of Lysychansk Luhansk 25 June 2022 3 July 2022 Eastern Russian victory[39]
Battle of Bakhmut Donetsk 3 July 2022 20 May 2023 Eastern Russian victory[40]
Battle of Pisky Donetsk 28 July 2022 24 August 2022 Eastern Russian victory[41][d]
Battle of Soledar Donetsk 3 August 2022 16 January 2023 Eastern Russian victory[43]
Kherson counteroffensive Kherson, Mykolaiv 29 August 2022 11 November 2022 Southern Ukrainian victory[44][45][46]
Dnieper campaign Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia 1 September 2022 Southern Ongoing
Kharkiv counteroffensive Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk 6 September 2022 1 October 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[47][48][49]
Battle of Lyman (September–October 2022) Donetsk 10 September 2022 1 October 2022 Eastern Ukrainian victory[50]
Luhansk Oblast campaign Kharkiv, Luhansk 19 September 2022 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Vuhledar Donetsk 28 October 2022 1 October 2024 Eastern Russian victory[51]
2023 Bryansk Oblast raid Bryansk Oblast, Russia 2 March 2023 2 March 2023 Russia Inconclusive
2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions Belgorod Oblast, Russia 22 May 2023 17 December 2023 Russia Inconclusive
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk 8 June 2023 Late 2023 Eastern Russian victory[52][53]
Battle of Mala Tokmachka Zaporizhzhia 7 June 2023 9 June 2023 Southern Russian victory[54]
Battle of Avdiivka Donetsk 10 October 2023 17 February 2024 Eastern Russian victory[55][56]
Raid on Tendra Spit Kherson 28 February 2024 29 February 2024 Southern Russian victory[57][58]
March 2024 western Russia incursion Belgorod Oblast and Kursk Oblast, Russia 12 March 2024 7 April 2024 Russia Inconclusive
Battle of Chasiv Yar Donetsk 4 April 2024 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Krasnohorivka Donetsk 8 April 2024 9 September 2024 Eastern Russian victory[59]
Battle of Ocheretyne Donetsk 16 April 2024 28 April 2024 Eastern Russian victory[60][61]
2024 Kharkiv offensive Kharkiv 10 May 2024 Eastern Ongoing
Battle of Toretsk Donetsk 18 June 2024 Eastern Ongoing
Pokrovsk offensive Donetsk 18 July 2024 Eastern Ongoing
Kursk offensive Kursk Oblast, Russia 6 August 2024 Russia Ongoing
Battle of Kurakhove Donetsk 16 October 2024 Eastern Ongoing

Notable non-battle attacks

Name Location Date Attacker Target
Bombing of Odesa Odesa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine 24 February 2022–present Russia Targets in the Odesa area
Chuhuiv air base attack Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukranine 24 February 2022 Russia Ukrainian air base
Millerovo air base attack Millerovo air base, Millerovo Oblast, Russia 25 February 2022 Ukraine Russian air base
Chornobaivka attacks Kherson International Airport, Kherson, Russian controlled Ukraine 27 February–5 November 2022 Ukraine Russian-controlled airport
Okhtyrka bomb attack Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine 28 February 2022 Russia Ukrainian military building
Vinnytsia strikes Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine 6 March 2022 - 17 July 2022 Russia Ukrainian Airbase, and Air Force command center
Yavoriv military base attack Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine 13 March 2022 Russia Ukrainian military base
7 March 2022 Mykolaiv military barracks attack Soliany [uk], Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine 7 March 2022 Russia Ukrainian military base
18 March 2022 Mykolaiv military quarters attack Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine 18 March 2022 Russia Ukrainian military base
Berdiansk port attack Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian controlled Ukraine 24 March 2022 Ukraine Russian naval ship
Sinking of the Moskva Black Sea 13 April 2022 Ukraine Russian Slava-class cruiser Moskva
Desna barracks airstrike Desna, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine 17 May 2022 Russia Ukrainian military barracks
Attack on Nova Kakhovka Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, Russian controlled Ukraine 11 July 2022 Ukraine Russian military forces & an ammunition depot
Explosions in Novofedorivka Saky Air Base, Crimea, Russia 9 August 2022 Ukraine Russian air base
Crimean Bridge explosion Crimean Bridge, Crimea, Russia 8 October 2022 Ukraine[62][63] Crimean Bridge section
Strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure Ukraine 10 October 2022–present Russia Critical infrastructure and facilities
Makiivka military quarters shelling Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Russian controlled Ukraine 31 December 2022–1 January 2023 Ukraine Russian military forces and an ammunition depot
Wagner Group rebellion Russia 23–24 June 2023 Wagner Group Russian Ministry of Defence
Zarichne barracks airstrike Zarichne [uk], Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine 3 November 2023 Russia Ukrainian military barracks
2023 Belgorod shelling Belgorod Oblast, Russia 30 December 2023 Ukraine[e] Attack on Belgorod Oblast bordering Ukraine
2024 Belgorod strike Belgorod Oblast, Russia 15 February 2024 Ukraine Targets in the Belgorod Oblast
September 2024 Poltava strike Poltava Oblast, Ukraine 3 September 2024 Russia Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies

Outside Russia and Ukraine

Name Location Date Attacker Target
2022 Zagreb Tu-141 crash Zagreb, Croatia 10 March 2022 Ukraine Unintentional out-of-control drone strike in Croatia
2022 missile explosion in Poland Przewodów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland 15 November 2022 Ukraine Unintentional out-of-control missile strike which damaged the Polish village of Przewodów

See also

Notes

  1. ^ City under Russian control from 5 March through 1 April 2022.[13][14]
  2. ^ City under Russian control from 12 March through 31 March 2022.[20][21]
  3. ^ City recaptured by Ukraine on 28 March 2022 after a Russian withdrawal[33]
  4. ^ Russian defence ministry claimed control on the 13 of August, it was confirmed by geolocated footage on the 24 of August[41][42]
  5. ^ Claimed to be Russian air defense by Ukraine

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