Northern Ukraine campaign

Northern Ukraine campaign
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Clockwise from top left: Russian bombardment of the Kyiv TV Tower during the Battle of Kyiv Wreckage of the Antonov An-225 Mriya following its destruction in the Battle of Antonov Airport Petroleum depot on fire during the Battle of Vasylkiv Aftermath of a skirmish in the Battle of Hostomel Russian tank unit advances into the Kyiv Oblast
Date 24 February – 8 April 2022 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) Location Kyiv Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast, Ukraine Result Ukrainian victory[5] Territorial changes Ukrainian forces regain control of the entirety of the Kyiv,[6] Sumy, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr oblasts[7]
Belligerents
Russia Supported by:  Belarus[1][2]	Ukraine Supported by: Belarusian opposition[3][4]
Commanders and leaders
Aleksandr Chaiko[8] Ramzan Kadyrov[9] Andrei Sukhovetsky †[10] Magomed Tushayev[11] Andrei Zakharov †[12][13] Yuri Medvedev (WIA)[14]	Volodymyr Zelenskyy Valerii Zaluzhnyi (Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief)[15] Denys Monastyrsky[16] Oleksiy Kuleba[17] Oleksandr Pavlyuk[17] Mamuka Mamulashvili[18] Oleksandr Syrskyi[19]
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces  Russian Ground Forces 37th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade[14] 64th Motor Rifle Brigade[20] 6th Guards Tank Regiment[12] 239th Guards Tank Regiment[12] Russian Airborne Forces 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade[21] 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade[20][22] 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment[23] Special Operations Forces[24] National Guard of Russia 141st Special Motorized Regiment[25] SOBR[26][27] OMON[26][27] Wagner Group[28] PMC Redut[29]	Ukrainian Armed Forces  Ukrainian Ground Forces 1st Tank Brigade[30] 58th Motorized Brigade 72nd Mechanized Brigade[13] 101st General Staff Protection Brigade[31] Georgian Legion[18] Sheikh Mansur Battalion[32] Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion[33] Ukrainian Air Force 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade[34] Ukrainian Air Assault Forces[35] 95th Airborne Brigade[36] Special Operations Forces 3rd Special Purpose Regiment[37] Territorial Defense Forces 112th Territorial Defense Brigade[38] Ukrainian Foreign Legion[39] National Guard of Ukraine 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade[20] Azov Special Operations Detachment[13] Special Police Forces of Ukraine Sich Battalion[36] National Police of Ukraine Rapid Operational Response Unit[40]
Strength
70,000 soldiers, 7,000 vehicles (total)[41] 15,000–30,000 soldiers (Kyiv Convoy) [42][43] Several hundred airborne troops[44] 1,500 Chechen soldiers[45] 700+ military ground vehicles (Kyiv Convoy)[46] 220-234+ helicopters [47][44]	20,000 soldiers[48] 18,000+ irregulars[49]
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: Heavy casualties[50][51][52] At least ten planes shot down[53][54][55][56] At least several helicopters shot down[57]	530+ killed, 948+ wounded[58][59][60][61] 200+ captured[62] Su-27 fighter shot down[63] Antonov An-225 Mriya destroyed[64]
1,589+ civilians killed[65]

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.^{[66][67][7][68]} Kyiv is the seat of the Ukrainian government and the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.^[69]

Russian forces initially captured several towns and cities,^[70][71] but logistical and supply failures, stiff Ukrainian resistance, and subsequent poor morale caused the advance to stall. With heavy losses and the inability to make further progress, Russia withdrew its forces from Kyiv and Zhytomyr oblasts in April 2022, and Ukrainian forces retook control.^{[72][73][74][7]}