Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2022 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Kyiv Offensive (2022), full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 50.9328, 29.9047 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Zhytomyr. The Russian operations in northern Ukraine were initially launched as an attempt to capture Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and the seat of the Ukrainian government.
Russian forces initially captured several towns and cities, but logistical and supply failures, stiff Ukrainian resistance, and poor morale caused their advance to stall. With heavy losses and the inability to make further progress, Russia withdrew its forces from Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts in late March and early April 2022, and Ukrainian forces retook control.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (revision 1378818763), 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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