List of military engagements during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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This is a list of military engagements during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present), 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
| Name | Oblast | Start date | End date | Front | Result of the battle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Antonov Airport | Kyiv | 24 February 2022 | 25 February 2022 | Northern | Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[1][2][3] |
| Capture of Chernobyl | Kyiv | 24 February 2022 | 24 February 2022 | Northern | Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[4] |
| Battle of Kharkiv | Kharkiv | 24 February 2022 | 13 May 2022 | Eastern | Ukrainian victory[5] |
| Battle of Sumy | Sumy | 24 February 2022 | early March 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[6] |
| Siege of Chernihiv | Chernihiv | 24 February 2022 | 4 April 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[7] |
| Siege of Mariupol | Donetsk | 24 February 2022 | 20 May 2022 | Eastern, southern | Russian victory[8] |
| Battle of Kyiv | Kyiv City | 25 February 2022 | 2 April 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[9] |
| Battle of Hostomel | Kyiv | 25 February 2022 | 1 April 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[10][a] |
| Capture of Melitopol | Zaporizhzhia | 25 February 2022 | 26 February 2022 | Southern | Russian victory and ongoing occupation[13] |
| Battle of Volnovakha | Donetsk | 25 February 2022 | 12 March 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[14] |
| Battle of Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | 26 February 2022 | 8 April 2022 | Southern | Ukrainian victory[15] |
| Battle of Bucha | Kyiv | 27 February 2022 | 31 March 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[16][b] |
| Battle of Irpin | Kyiv | 27 February 2022 | 9 March 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[19][20] |
| Battle of Makariv | Kyiv | 27 February 2022 | 25 March 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[21] |
| Battle of Kherson | Kherson | 1 March 2022 | 1 March 2022 | Southern | Russian victory, occupation (March–November 2022)[22] |
| Battle of Voznesensk | Mykolaiv | 2 March 2022 | 3 March 2022 | Southern | Ukrainian victory[23] |
| Battle of Izium | Kharkiv | 3 March 2022 | 1 April 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[24][25] |
| Battle of Enerhodar | Zaporizhzhia | 4 March 2022 | 4 March 2022 | Southern | Russian victory and ongoing occupation[26] |
| Battle of Moshchun | Kyiv | 5 March 2022 | 21 March 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[27] |
| Battle of Brovary | Kyiv | 9 March 2022 | 1 April 2022 | Northern | Ukrainian victory[28] |
| Battle of Rubizhne | Luhansk | 17 March 2022 | 12 May 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[29] |
| Battle of Slavutych | Kyiv | 23 March 2022 | 26 March 2022 | Northern | Russian victory and subsequent withdrawal[30][c] |
| Battle of Popasna | Luhansk | 18 April 2022 | 7 May 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[32] |
| Battle of Marinka | Donetsk | 18 April 2022 | 25 December 2023 | Eastern | Russian victory[33] |
| Battle of the Siverskyi Donets | Luhansk | 5 May 2022 | 13 May 2022 | Eastern | Ukrainian victory[34] |
| Battle of Sievierodonetsk | Luhansk | 6 May 2022 | 25 June 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[35] |
| Battle of Lysychansk | Luhansk | 25 June 2022 | 2-3 July 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[36] |
| Battle of Bakhmut | Donetsk | 3 July 2022 | 20 May 2023 | Eastern | Russian victory[37] |
| Battle of Pisky | Donetsk | 28 July 2022 | 24 August 2022 | Eastern | Russian victory[38][d] |
| Battle of Soledar | Donetsk | 3 August 2022 | 16 January 2023 | Eastern | Russian victory[40] |
| Battle of Vuhledar | Donetsk | 28 October 2022 | 1 October 2024 | Eastern | Russian victory[41] |
| Battle of Mala Tokmachka | Zaporizhzhia | 7 June 2023 | 9 June 2023 | Southern | Russian victory[42] |
| Battle of Avdiivka | Donetsk | 10 October 2023 | 17 February 2024 | Eastern | Russian victory[43][44] |
| Battle of Chasiv Yar | Donetsk | 4 April 2024 | Eastern | Ongoing | |
| Battle of Krasnohorivka | Donetsk | 8 April 2024 | 9 September 2024 | Eastern | Russian victory[45] |
| Battle of Ocheretyne | Donetsk | 16 April 2024 | 28 April 2024 | Eastern | Russian victory[46][47] |
| Battle of Toretsk | Donetsk | 18 June 2024 | 7 August 2025 | Eastern | Russian victory[48] |
| Battle of Kurakhove | Donetsk | 16 October 2024 | early January 2025 | Eastern | Russian victory[49][50] |
| Battle of Kostiantynivka | Donetsk | 25 October 2025 | Eastern | Ongoing | |
Campaigns and offensives
Notable non-battle attacks
| Name | Location | Date | Attacker | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odesa strikes | 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| 2022 Saky air base attack | Saky Air Base, Crimea, Russia | 9 August 2022 | Ukraine | Russian air base |
| 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion | Crimean Bridge, Crimea, Russia | 8 October 2022 | Ukraine[70][71] | 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 airstrike | Zarichne, 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 |
| Cherkaske missile attack | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 3 March 2025 | Russia | Ukrainian military training camp |
| 2025 Sumy airstrike | Sumy, Ukraine | 13 April 2025 | Russia | Congress Center of the Sumy State University, city of Sumy. |
| 2025 Russian strikes on Ukrainian training grounds | Dnipropetrovsk and all over Ukraine | 1 June 2025 | Russia | Ukrainian military training camps |
| Operation Spiderweb | Olenya, Dyagilevo, Ivanovo, Belaya, and Ukrainka airbases, Russia | 1 June 2025 | Ukraine | Russian Air Force's Long-Range Aviation assets at five air bases. |
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. |
| Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 | Near Aktau International Airport, Aktau, Kazakhstan | 25 December 2024 | Russia | Unintentional downing of civilian international passenger flight after being hit mid-flight by a Russian missile during efforts to repel a Ukrainian drone attack. |
| 2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland | Eastern, central and northern Poland | 9–10 September 2025 | Russia | Unarmed drones entered Poland's airspace after allegedly being launched from Russia.
Up to four drones were confirmed to have been shot down, most by the Dutch Air Force. |
| Ukrainian attacks on oil tankers | Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and other seas | 28 November 2025–present | Ukraine | A series of military operations conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine against Russian oil tankers. |
See also
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
- Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) order of battle
- Combatants of the war in Donbas
- List of Russian generals killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
- List of Ukrainian flag officers losses during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- List of battles involving Russia
Notes
- Claimed to be Russian air defense by Ukraine