Battle of Trostianets

Battle of Trostianets
Part of the northern Ukraine offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Destroyed Russian 2S19 Msta in the city center.
Date24 February – 26 March 2022
(1 month and 2 days)
Location
Result Ukrainian victory[2]
Belligerents
 Russia
 Donetsk People's Republic[1]
 Ukraine
Units involved

 Russian Ground Forces

DPR Armed Forces[4]

 Ukrainian Ground Forces

Casualties and losses
3+ soldiers killed,[4] 10 soldiers captured[5] Unknown
57+ civilians killed[2][6]

The battle of Trostianets was a military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city of Trostianets, in Sumy Oblast, was attacked by Russian forces of the 1st Guards Tank Army in late February as part of the northern Ukraine offensive. Occupied for just over a month, it was re-captured by Ukrainian forces in late March.

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  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Mendick, Robert; Freeman, Colin; Kilner, James (2022-03-27). "Legendary Stalingrad tank division destroyed as Ukraine reclaims key town". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference barbarity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Mariupol on verge of catastrophe with 160,000 trapped". 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ "Five children killed by Russian mines and tripwires in Trostianets". 17 April 2022.

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