2025 Russian spring offensive

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2025 Russian spring offensive
Part of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date 9 April 2025[1] – present (2 weeks and 6 days) Location Northern Ukraine (Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast), Southern Ukraine (Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast), and Eastern Ukraine (Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk Oblast) Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

The 2025 Russian spring offensive refers to a military escalation by Russian forces against Ukraine that began in early April 2025, as announced by commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 9 April. The operation was characterized by a significant increase in attacks along multiple fronts, and included controversial reports of Chinese mercenaries participating in Russian military operations.^[1][2][3]