Battle of Kherson

Battle of Kherson
Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date24 February – 2 March 2022
(6 days)
Location
In and around Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia Russia Ukraine Ukraine
Units involved

Russian Armed Forces

  • 58th Combined Arms Army
    • 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division[1]
  • 22nd Army Corps
    • 126th Coastal Defense Brigade[2]

Russian Airborne Forces

  • 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division[2]

Ukrainian Armed Forces

  • 59th Motorized Brigade[3]
  • 124th Territorial Defense Brigade
    • 194th Bilozerka Battalion
Casualties and losses
1 Su-25 aircraft
1 Mi-24 helicopter
Per Ukraine:
Heavy
Per Ukraine:
~300 soldiers and civilians killed

The Battle of Kherson was a battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces which began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Kherson offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 2 March 2022, Ukrainian forces left Kherson during the battle and Russia took control of the city.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022". Critical Threats. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022". Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael (6 March 2022). "Proud Band of Ukrainian Troops Holds Russian Assault at Bay—for Now". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael; Pérez-Peña, Richard (2022-03-02). "First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Russian claims it has seized Kherson as city's mayor agrees to curfew". The Independent. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.