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Part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
Location of Bucha in Ukraine | |||||||
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Irregular civilian volunteers (militia and guerillas)[8]
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Hundreds killed[10] At least 100 pieces of military equipment lost[11] | Unknown | ||||||
Per Ukraine: 458 civilians killed[12] Per United Nations: 73 civilians killed[13] |
The battle of Bucha was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the city of Bucha. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces. The battle lasted from 27 February to 31 March 2022 and ended with the withdrawal of Russian forces. The battle was part of a larger tactic to encircle Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.[14][15]
The armed forces of Ukraine resisted the Russian advance in the capital's western suburbs of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel.[14][15] Bucha was among the locations that the Kyiv Oblast State Administration named as the most dangerous places in the Kyiv Oblast.[16] After Russian forces withdrew from Bucha and Ukrainian forces regain the city's control, reports of uncovered atrocities by the Russian military attracted international attention.
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On February 27, the southern areas of Hostomel Airport, including Bucha and Irpin, witnessed one of the heaviest battles in the past four days between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Russian forces trying to block the western entrances to the city of Kiev by advancing in this area.
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