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The main focus of my editing is to expand and improve Wikipedia articles on the events of the Russo-Ukrainian war during February–April 2022, which is often called the first phase of the full-scale war. The areas that particularly interest me are southern Ukraine and the Chernihiv region. I speak Ukrainian and Russian at a moderate level and understand most written and spoken Ukrainian- and Russian-language sources.
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List of 2022–2024 Russo-Ukrainian war "battle" articles by frequency of titles in reliable sources
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The 44 "battles" below appeared on both List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Category:Battles of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 21 May 2024. During 21-23 May 2024, I performed a Google search for each article title, enclosed in quotation marks, scrolled down to the bottom of page and selected "repeat the search with the omitted results included". Non-RS search results:
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| "Battle" | Total search results | Number of unique RS results |
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| Battle of Huliaipole | 32 | 0 |
| Battle of Davydiv Brid | 42 | 0-1[1] |
| Battle of Enerhodar | 46 | 5-6[2] |
| Battle of Melitopol | 55 | 1[a][3] |
| Battle of Voznesensk | 89 | 9-10[4] |
| Battle of Mykolaiv | 70 | 3-4[5] |
| Battle of Kherson | 154 | 3-4[b][6] |
| Battle of Okhtyrka | 36 | 2-3[7] |
| Battle of Lebedyn | 36 | 1[8] |
| Battle of Sumy | 87 | 4-5[9] |
| Battle of Slavutych | 35 | 1[10] |
| Battle of Brovary | 59 | 4-5[11] |
| Battle of Makariv | 39 | 0-1[12] |
| Battle of Kupiansk | 42 | 0[c] |
| Battle of Izium | 76 | 5[d][13] |
| Battle of Kharkiv | 211 | 10[e][14] |
Notes
edit- ^ In reliable sources, "Battle of Melitopol" more frequently refers to WWII events, though it is an uncommon term.
- ^ In reliable sources, "Battle of Kherson" mostly refers to the events of August–November 2022; see Talk:Battle of Kherson#Overwhelming majority of use of term "Battle of Kherson" refers to different events
- ^ The few instances of "Battle of Kupiansk" in reliable sources refer to events in 2023–2024. See Talk:Battle of Kupiansk#Merge proposal.
- ^ "Battle of Izium" is used a roughly equal amount of times to refer to combat south of the city in June 2022 and the Ukrainian operation in September 2022.
- ^ ISW's assessment of Ukrainian victory in the "Battle of Kharkiv" was mentioned in about 85-90 other news reports, a majority of which were republished AP wire reports spread through local NPR affiliates. In terms of unique search results, "Battle of Kharkiv" is used approximately the same amount of times to refer to the February-May 2022 events as the September 2022 counteroffensive, and various World War II battles.
References
edit- ^ Ramani, Samuel (2023). Putin's War in Ukraine: Russia's Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution. London: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 9781787388512. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- ^ "Battle of Enerhodar":
- Ramani, Samuel (2023). Putin's War in Ukraine: Russia's Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution. London: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 9781787388512.
After Russia triumphed in the Battle of Enerhodar on 4 March, the ZNPP's nuclear and thermal power stations were captured by Russian forces.
- Zoria, Yuri (14 April 2024). "Russia plans another false-flag attack on Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine's military warns". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
Captured by Russian forces during the Battle of Enerhodar in March 2022, its six nuclear reactors are shut down and no longer generate power.
- Kosoy, Daniel (26 April 2024). "In Chornobyl's Shadow, Russia Threatens Europe with Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant". United 24. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
The ZNPP made national headlines in March of 2022 during the battle of Enerhodar, a city similar to Pripyat's design and purpose.
- "World Must Liberate Zaporizhzhia Plant to Prevent Another Chernobyl, Warns Zelenskyy". United 24. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
On March 4th, 2022, Russian forces seized the plant during the Battle of Enerhodar.
- Williams, Rhys (21 July 2022). ""Not many people really believed this would even be possible" – Ukrainian refugee in Caerphilly shares experience of war". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
Yulia warned that damage to the plant, which was captured by Russia during the Battle of Enerhodar in early March, could have environmental consequences felt across the globe.
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Ramani, Samuel (2023). Putin's War in Ukraine: Russia's Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution. London: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 9781787388512.
- ^ Roble, Abas. "ECUs: the quiet automotive revolution". Barker Brettell. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
During the battle of Melitopol 27 John Deere tractors, planters, and combine harvesters worth $5 million were looted by Russian soldiers from the city's dealership and transported to Chechnya.
- ^ "Battle of Voznesensk":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Harding, Andrew (2023). A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, Death & Defiance in Ukraine. London: Ithaka Press. ISBN 9781804183793.
In that spirit, I want to offer a special thanks to Yaroslav Trofimov, an extraordinarily brave correspondent with The Wall Street Journal, who first alerted me to the details of the battle of Voznesensk with a powerful report from the town.
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (16 March 2022). "A Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War's Most Decisive Routs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Instead, the two-day battle of Voznesensk, details of which are only now emerging, turned decisively against the Russians.
- Freeman, Colin (22 June 2023). "How the Dad's Army of one Ukrainian town stood up to Putin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Compared to the likes of Bucha, Mariupol and Bakhmut, the Battle of Voznesensk is not one that features prominently in most accounts to date of Ukraine's invasion.
- Tristram Fane Saunders (21 February 2024). "Why you shouldn't believe everything you hear on the radio". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Gamely performed by a Ukrainian and Russian cast, it told the story of the battle of Voznesensk – the backwater that played an unlikely but crucial role in holding back the Russian advance on Odesa in March 2022.
- O'Regan, Victoria (22 October 2023). "A Small, Stubborn Town: A book about Voznesensk, a reminder never to underestimate Ukraine". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
"As soon as I got to Voznesensk and I started meeting some of the locals involved, it was clear to me – not only that this was a great news story, which we did for the BBC – but that this had the makings of a kind of moment that you could capture in a book that could tell a wider story, because the battle of Voznesensk was about that defiance that has become such a hallmark of Ukraine's war effort," he said.
- Edele, Mark (21 November 2023). "Writing the history of the present". Inside Story. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
The latest addition is Andrew Harding's A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, Death and Defiance in Ukraine, an account of the battle of Voznesensk in March 2022.
- "In a 'decisive rout,' Ukraine gives Russia a tutorial on fighting for freedom". National Endowment for Democracy. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
In the two-day battle of Voznesensk, local volunteers and the military repelled the invaders, who fled leaving behind dead soldiers, 30 of their 43 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, multiple-rocket launchers and trucks, as well as a downed Mi-24 attack helicopter.
- Weiss, Michael; Rushton, James (4 August 2022). "Inside Ukraine's 'Duck Hunt'-style virtual shooting range". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
At the Battle of Voznesensk, in early March, a group of TDF volunteers and professional soldiers together routed an advancing Russian column of around 400 men and 43 vehicles, successfully defending the strategic southern Ukrainian city.
- Edwards, Cam (24 March 2022). "Armed citizens defend their town from Russian forces". Bearing Arms. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
The Battle of Voznesensk took place about three weeks ago, in the early days of the Russian invasion, and since that time the town has remained in Ukrainian hands, though mayor Yevheni Velichko says he's concerned that another attack is "imminent".
- ^ "Battle of Mykolaiv":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- London, Nina (14 March 2022). "Freedom for Ukraine". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
This is one I received late last night from a bomb shelter during the ongoing battle of Mykolaiv, a city on the Black Sea:
- Ellis, Eric (29 June 2023). "A Ukrainian banker provides a Tonik for the Philippines". Euromoney. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Putin's forces briefly occupied the city's surroundings but were repelled in the now-celebrated 'Battle of Mykolaiv' that waged for five brutal weeks.
- "Zelenskyy's Plea For Peace Negotiations; Mariupol Residents Forcibly Taken To Russia; Russia's Hypersonic Missile; Ukraine: Another Russian General Killed; Ten People Shot Dead In Arkansas; Going Back Home: Ukrainians Returning To Ukraine To Join The War Against Russia; Biden To Meet With NATO Leaders. Aired 9-10p ET". CNN. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
This is the claim that they've killed the commander of the eighth army near Kherson as part of the battle of Mykolaiv.
- ^ "Battle of Kherson":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Anandhan, Padmashree (17 November 2022). "Explained: Russia's withdrawal from Kherson". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
The battle of Kherson proved to be the starting point to capturing and occupying the southern part of Ukraine while the battles for Kharkiv and Kyiv in the north progressed.
- "The unsung heroes of the first battle for Kherson". Euromaidan Press. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Stanislav Vasanov, call sign "Medic", was a civilian fighter in the Kherson Territorial Defense Force and took part in the Battle of Kherson.
- Moohita Kaur Garg (22 February 2023). "One year on, the key battles of the Russia-Ukraine war". World is One News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Battle of Kherson: It was invaded on the first day of the war.
- ^ "Battle of Okhtyrka":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Rodyna, Irina (4 February 2023). "People of Culture Taken Away by the War. 2022". PEN Ukraine. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Serving in the territorial forces of defence, he suffered severe shrapnel wounds in the battle of Okhtyrka.
- "Zelenski reviews Ukrainian forces on the border with Russia". Alatyar.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
During his trip to Sumy, the President also took part in the commemoration of the first anniversary of the battle of Okhtyrka against the Russian army and the liberation of Trostyanets by Ukrainian forces.
- ^ Felice, Dave (31 May 2022). "Flying the flag of support". Whidbey News-Times. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
A few inconsequential military clashes are known as the "Battle of Lebedyn."
(same article also appears in South Whidbey Record) - ^ "Battle of Sumy":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Frolova, Alina (26 July 2023). "John Spencer: "The Battle of Kyiv is the most decisive battle of the modern era since the end of World War II"". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
So the battle of Chernihiv, the battle of Sumy, the battle of Mariupol, they all mattered but the decisive battle was the battle of Kyiv.
- Guzman, Carmen (5 April 2022). "'It's going to be bloody': Student success coach worries for family trapped in Ukraine". The Et Cetera. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Ukrainian defense forces arrived just as quickly, setting the stage for the Battle of Sumy.
- Hibbitts, William (18 May 2022). "Russia soldier pleads guilty to killing unarmed civilian in Ukraine". Jurist. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
During the Battle of Sumy, in Ukraine's east, Vadim Shishimarin shot and killed the man, who was riding a bicycle, "a few meters from [the man's] home" in the town of Chupakhovka.
- Hibbitts, William (24 May 2022). "Russia soldier sentenced to life in prison for Ukraine war crimes". Jurist. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killing a 62-year-old unarmed civilian during the Battle of Sumy, in Ukraine's northeast, after pleading guilty to charges of premeditated murder and violating the laws and customs of war.
- ^ Walker, Tommy (2 March 2023). "Ukrainian city fears occupation from forces massed over Belarus border". The Daily Express. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
The first battle of Slavutych came last March, soon after Putin invaded.
- ^ "Battle of Brovary":
- Trofimov, Yaroslav (2024). Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593655184. (appears in the index, but not the body)
- Grove, Thomas (8 May 2022). "How Ukrainian Civilians Risked Their Lives to Help Win the Battle for Kyiv". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Tetyana Chornovol, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who fought Russian troops with antitank weaponry in the battle of Brovary, said the intelligence that villagers provided on the highway was crucial for artillery units.
- Sweeney, John (24 March 2022). "Russia Fights Against Time". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Just beyond the next checkpoint in the village of Skybyn, where the battle of Brovary took place, the charred hulls of Russian tanks still sit.
- Crumley, Bruce (11 March 2022). "Drone video captures Ukraine ambush of Russian convoy nearing Kyiv". DroneDJ.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
It's unclear whether the drone fired any of the shots in what's been dubbed online as the "Battle of Brovary," but the effective Ukraine attack – and ignoble retreat of the battered Russian convoy – is emblematic of the unexpected resistance that has slowed or halted the advance of invading troops.
- Lawrence, Christopher A. (2024). The Battle for Kyiv: The Fight for Ukraine's Capital. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781399048484.
After the Battle of Brovary, the Russian forces expanded out to surrounding villages and areas... The Battle of Brovary drove home the point that Ukraine was the army that has the intelligence advantage.
- ^ Lawrence, Christopher A. (2024). The Battle for Kyiv: The Fight for Ukraine's Capital. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781399048484.
Also in the area was the Russian 5th Guards Tank brigade and the infamous 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade, but it is unknown to what extent they were involved in the Battle of Makariv.
(footnote: "For example, the Wikipedia article for the Battle of Makariv only lists the 37th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade as involved.") - ^ "Battle of Izium":
- "He Was Only 24 Years Old and Had Always Been a Daredevil: Famous Ukrainian Activist Ratushnyi Was Killed in Action near Izium". Television News Service. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
At first, he fought in the battle of Kyiv, later his 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade was involved in the liberation of Trostianets, Sumy Region, and the battle of Izium.
- Rohrlich, Justin (18 June 2022). "Americans Are Buying Souvenirs Online From Ukraine War". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Battle of Izium (March 2022) There are a lot of soldiers from Buryatia in the Russian Army.
- Majeed, Zaini (18 July 2023). "Militia under command of Russian Army guilty of war crimes in Ukraine's Izium: CIR". Republic TV. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Soldiers of the Russian legion "repeatedly beat the Ukrainian POWS" who were captured during the battle of Izium.
- "Four killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk but Ukraine counter-offensive makes progress". British Forces Broadcasting Service. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
It was heavily involved in the Kharkiv military operation, and the battle of Izium to the south.
- Gagliarducci, Andrea (12 December 2022). "Seeing Jesus in the enemy: Christmas in Ukraine's martyr city". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
The Russians destroyed the building during the battle of Izium that took place between March 3 and April 1.
- "He Was Only 24 Years Old and Had Always Been a Daredevil: Famous Ukrainian Activist Ratushnyi Was Killed in Action near Izium". Television News Service. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Battle of Kharkiv":
- York, Chris (14 May 2024). "48 hours in Kharkiv, Ukraine's most-bombed major city". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
More than 600 civilians, including 26 children, were killed across the city during the Battle of Kharkiv, according to local police.
- Schlein, Lisa (24 February 2024). "UNICEF Says Ukraine War Wreaks Havoc on Children's Mental Health". Voice of America. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
The battle of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Russian border, took place between February 24 and May 13, 2022.
- McNab, Chris (22 November 2022). "Kharkiv Is No Stranger to Invasion–The Nazis Fought Four Battles Over It". World History Group. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
The 2022 battle of Kharkiv has a dark and ironic historical resonance.
- "Battle of Kharkiv interactive civilian harm database launched". Airwars. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Over nine months, Airwars' new Ukraine research team documented every publicly reported civilian harm allegation from explosive weapons in the 'Battle of Kharkiv,' which lasted from the Russian invasion on February 24th until May 13th 2022.
- Chemin, Ariane (6 March 2024). "Kharkiv is targeted by both Russian missiles and misinformation". Le Monde. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
"We thought it had fallen on us, so we stood still and waited for the ceiling to collapse. In the end, the building held." Svetlana and her husband Alexandr, a former soldier, had already experienced seven strikes on or around their building, during the Battle of Kharkiv, from February 24 to mid-May 2022.
- "Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov killed during battle of Kharkiv, claims Ukraine". India Today. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Ukrainian defence reported that another Russian general, Vitaly Gerasimov, was killed during the battle of Kharkiv on Monday, March 7.
- Richardson, Max (16 May 2024). "Russia advances on Kharkiv: Ukraine forewarned but not forearmed". Another-Day.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
The Battle of Kharkiv resulted in thousands of military casualties over almost three months, and forced the evacuation of over 600,000 people.
- "Russian invasion of Kharkiv, Ukraine, left hundreds of civilians dead and infrastructure devastated, reveals new Airwars report". Action on Armed Violence. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
The research by Airwars aimed to create a comprehensive archive of civilian harm incidents reported by local sources during the "Battle of Kharkiv."
- Landay, Jonathan (15 May 2022). "Ukrainian troops holding destroyed village believe Russians withdrawing across border". Reuters. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Yet, the troops holding the village, deserted by all but a few of its 5,000 residents and a horde of abandoned cats and dogs, are not ready to celebrate what some media outlets have begun hailing as their victory in the Battle of Kharkiv.
- Stepanenko, Kateryna; Kagan, Frederick W. (13 May 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Ukraine has likely won the Battle of Kharkiv.
- York, Chris (14 May 2024). "48 hours in Kharkiv, Ukraine's most-bombed major city". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2024.