Capture of Melitopol 2022
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2022 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian Armed Forces | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 46.8333, 35.3667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
A military engagement took place between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces entered the city on 25 February and took control of its government buildings.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Capture of Melitopol (revision 1370609157), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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