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The northern Ukraine campaign was a theater of operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.It involved attacks by Russia across the Russo-Ukrainian and Belarusian–Ukrainian borders, beginning on 24 February 2022, for control of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and the surrounding areas of Kyiv Oblast and northern regions Zhytomyr Oblast, Sumy Oblast, and Chernihiv Oblast.
There are reports of parents who refuse Russian passports having their children taken away from them. [94] The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognized Russia's abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children as genocidal. [95] Ukrainian language and media has been replaced by Russian language and media. [3]
Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. [15] Occupation: Russia occupied over 25% of Ukrainian territory before being pushed back in counteroffensives. Russia unilaterally declared that the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts were annexed into the Russian Federation (2022–present).
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 6 January 2025 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 10 months and 2 weeks) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list ...
Russian milbloggers also largely dismissed the supposed raids as "unsuccessful" and a "media stunt". [63] Russian milbloggers claimed that the offensive was being performed by the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), while the New Voice of Ukraine citing a source in Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence reported that the RVC was not present. [63]
Cockpit view inside a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter conducting a low flying sortie over Antonov Airport on 24 February. As the Russian paratroopers landed in growing numbers and fanned out, the Ukrainian garrison was forced to retreat [1] [27] as they started to run out of ammunition. The initial clash had lasted about an hour; while the ...
Since then attacks have been carried remotely through airstrikes. Since October 2022 Kyiv has been occasionally attacked by Iranian-made drones on Russian service. [1] From the start of the invasion on 24 February 2022 until 28 May 2023, the air raid siren has been on in Kyiv for a total 887 hours [2] (or around 36 days).
Approximate location of the Russian Kyiv convoy according to The Economist. One BM-21 Grad Russian military vehicle, similar to the type used in the Kyiv convoy. The Russian Kyiv convoy was a large column of Russian military vehicles stretching some 64 kilometres (40 mi) in Kyiv Oblast from Prybirsk [] to Hostomel via Ivankiv [1] involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine beginning on 24 ...