Battle of Izium

Battle of Izium
	Part of the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Remains of an apartment complex where 54 people were killed by Russian shelling
Date	Early March – 1 April 2022; (4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
26th Tank Regiment; 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division; 437th Training Regiment;	81st Airmobile Brigade;
Casualties and losses
19+ killed,; 46+ wounded; 1 captured; 1 Su-34 lost	50+ civilians killed

On the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a military engagement began in March 2022 between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place for control over the city of Izium, an important transportation node.^[4] The Russian military wanted to capture Izium so its forces in Kharkiv Oblast could link up with their troops in the Donbas region.^[10]

^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1". Institute for the Study of War.
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^ ^a ^b "Изюм взят: что даёт России контроль над этим важным украинским городом". topcor.ru (in Russian). 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers return from eastern front". France 24. 1 May 2022.
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^ "Ukraine war: Bodies of 44 civilians found as battle for Izyum rages". BBC News. 10 May 2022.
^ "Ukrainian family killed in Russian attack, despite denials". Associated Press. 27 September 2022.
^ "FIRST ON CNN: Major infrastructure in central Izyum is destroyed, new satellite images show". CNN. 25 March 2022.

[april1-1] "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1". Institute for the Study of War.

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[topcor-4] "Изюм взят: что даёт России контроль над этим важным украинским городом". topcor.ru (in Russian). 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[5] "Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers return from eastern front". France 24. 1 May 2022.

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[8] "Ukraine war: Bodies of 44 civilians found as battle for Izyum rages". BBC News. 10 May 2022.

[9] "Ukrainian family killed in Russian attack, despite denials". Associated Press. 27 September 2022.

[major-10] "FIRST ON CNN: Major infrastructure in central Izyum is destroyed, new satellite images show". CNN. 25 March 2022.

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