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2022 Kherson counteroffensive
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A military counteroffensive was launched by Ukraine on 29 August 2022 to expel Russian forces occupying the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
2022 Kherson counteroffensive | |||||||
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Part of the southern campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
A map showing the Kherson/Mykolaiv frontline | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
20,000 (start of the offensive)[20] |
20,000–25,000[21] 40,000 (October, per Ukraine)[22] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Per Russia: 9,500 killed and wounded[23] |
Per Russia: 1,200–1,360 killed and wounded[23] Per Ukraine: 2,500 killed, 5,000 wounded (29 Aug.–29 Sept.)[24] |
Military analysts consider the counteroffensive to be the third strategic phase of the war in Ukraine, along with the concurrent eastern counteroffensive, after the initial invasion[broken anchor] and the battle of Donbas.[25]
After many strikes against Russian military targets, Ukraine announced the start of a full-scale counteroffensive on 29 August 2022.[26] On 9 October, Ukraine said it recaptured 1,170 square kilometers of land.[27] On 9 November, Russian troops were ordered to withdraw from Kherson, the only regional capital captured since the start of the invasion.[28] Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson two days later, on 11 November.[29]