List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of 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.

Military situation in Ukraine

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

• Modern history portal

• Russo-Ukrainian War
• Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Order of battle for the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Combatants of the war in Donbas
• List of Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War
• List of battles involving the Russian Federation

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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