Battle of Melitopol

Battle of Melitopol
	Part of the southern Ukraine offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	25 February – 1 March 2022; (4 days)
Location	Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Status	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces	Ukrainian Armed Forces 128th Mountain Assault Brigade;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	14+ injured
	4+ civilians killed; 10+ injured

The battle of Melitopol was a military engagement between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It was part of the southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces attacked the city on 25 February, and captured it after heavy fighting by 1 March. After the battle ended, citizens held street protests against the military occupation. On 11 March, the city mayor was arrested by Russian troops for refusing to cooperate, but later released on 16 March in exchange for nine Russian prisoners of war.

^ Michael Schwirtz (22 April 2022). "Dug in on the front lines, Ukrainian soldiers fight to repel the Russian onslaught". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

[Schwirtz-1] Michael Schwirtz (22 April 2022). "Dug in on the front lines, Ukrainian soldiers fight to repel the Russian onslaught". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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