This is a list of military engagements during the 2022 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.
Battles
February 2022
March–May 2022
Notable airstrikes with military targets
Name | Date | Attacker | Target |
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Bombing of Odessa | 24 February 2022 | Russia | Targets in the Odessa area |
Chuhuiv air base attack | 24 February 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian air base |
Millerovo air base attack | 25 February 2022 | Ukraine | Russian air base |
Chornobaivka attacks | 27 February 2022 | Ukraine | Russian-controlled airport |
Okhtyrka missile attack | 28 February 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian military base at Okhtyrka |
Vinnytsia strikes | 6 March 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian Airbase, and Air Force command center |
Yavoriv military base attack | 13 March 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian military base |
Deliatyn attack | 18 March 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian underground warehouse of missiles and aviation ammunition |
Mykolaiv barracks attack | Russia | Ukrainian military barracks of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade | |
Berdiansk port attack | 24 March 2022 | Ukraine | Russian naval ship |
Sinking of the Moskva | 13 April 2022 | Ukraine | Russian Slava-class cruiser Moskva |
Desna barracks airstrike | 17 May 2022 | Russia | Ukrainian military barracks |
See also
- Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Timeline of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of Russian generals killed during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Notes
References
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- ^ Окупанти закріплюються в Лимані та на північно-східній і південно-східній околицях Сєвєродонецька
Operational update regarding the #russian_invasion on 06.00 on May 30, 2022