Battle of Mykolaiv

Battle of Mykolaiv
Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mykolaiv Regional State Administration after a Russian rocket strike, 29 March 2022
Date26 February – 8 April 2022
(1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Result Ukrainian victory[1]
Belligerents
 Russia  Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

 Russian Armed Forces

Ukrainian Armed Forces

 Ukrainian Navy

National Police of Ukraine[8]

Irregular civilian volunteers (militia)[2]
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine:
470+ killed[10][11]
300+ wounded[12]
Per Ukraine:
60+ killed[13][14][15]
11 missing
93+ wounded
Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny scuttled[16]
128+ civilians killed, 545+ wounded[17]
250,000 civilians evacuated[18]

The battle of Mykolaiv started on the night of 26 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It ended with Russian forces being repulsed from the city in March, and by April all but a few of its surrounding villages were back under Ukrainian control.

Mykolaiv is a strategically important shipbuilding and port city on the Black Sea and on 4 March was "seen as the next key stepping-stone for Russian forces on the road to Odesa."[19]

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  3. ^ "Ukraine's General Marchenko returns to Mykolaiv a hero". Le Monde.fr. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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  5. ^ King, Laura (25 August 2022). "A soldier's tale: Russian serviceman's scathing memoir depicts a senseless war". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Серійні загарбники: що відомо про десантників, які штурмували Миколаїв і окупували населені пункти Херсонщини". NikCenter (in Ukrainian). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Застрелився командир 247-го полку Росії, який на початку війни наступав на Миколаїв". Николаевские Новости (in Ukrainian). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Денис Бобков (31 December 2022). "Останній форпост: як Миколаїв оборонявся від російських військ на початку повномасштабної війни. Хронологія подій". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Середа, Катерина. "В боях на николаевском направлении убито более 200 мобилизованных из ДНР, которых РФ бросила на пушечное мясо, – Генштаб". nikvesti.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  11. ^ Деренюга, Олег. ""В Николаеве теперь будет тише", — Бирюков рассказал, что ВСУ оттеснили россиян дальше от города". nikvesti.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Николаев. Оккупанты ударили "Смерчем", ВСУ в ответ убили 70 российских военных – ОГА". LIGA (in Russian). 5 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Украинские защитники отбили наступление на Николаев, но есть погибшие – Ким". LIGA (in Russian). 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ^ Ткач, Юлия. "Сенкевич рассказал, куда и чем оккупанты "гатили" сегодня по Николаеву". nikvesti.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Кошмар в Николаеве: не менее 50 убитых украинских солдат, много раненых". Девятый канал. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ "The Ukrainian Navy's Flagship Appears To Have Been Scuttled". The Drive. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  17. ^ 80 killed, 450 wounded by 30 March, Local mayor says 80 civilians killed in Ukraine’s Mykolayiv since start of war Archived 4 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 37 killed, 34 wounded in Mykolaiv government building airstrike, 11 killed, 61 wounded on 5 April, [1] Archived 5 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine for a total of 128+ killed, 545+ wounded
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Walker, Shaun. "Russian forces push to take key port of Odesa as fighting near Kyiv rages". The Guardian. No. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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