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Siege of Chernihiv

Siege of Chernihiv
Part of the northern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Encirclement of Chernihiv by the Russian forces in March 2022
Date24 February – 4 April 2022
(1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Chernihiv, Ukraine
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
 Russia  Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Viktor Nikoliuk (Operational Command North commander)[1]
Col. Leonid Khoda (commander, 1st Tank Brigade)[1]
Units involved

 Russian Armed Forces

 Ukrainian Armed Forces

Strength
30,000 troops[1] 2,000 troops initially (1st Tank Brigade)[1]
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine (as of 2 March):
132 soldiers killed[10][11]
200–250 soldiers captured[3][12]
56 fuel trucks destroyed[13]		 Per Ukraine:
300–350 soldiers killed[14]
700+ civilians killed, 40 missing[15][16]

The siege of Chernihiv was a military engagement in the city of Chernihiv, in Chernihiv Oblast in the north of Ukraine. It began on 24 February 2022, as part of the northern Ukraine offensive, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 4 April 2022, Ukrainian authorities stated that the Russian military had left Chernihiv Oblast.[17]

The city was about 70% destroyed due to the siege.[18]

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  12. ^ "Ukraine Captures Russian Tank Battalion Commander". Facebook. 3 March 2022.
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  14. ^ Initially following the siege, 700 civilians and soldiers were confirmed killed,[1] of which 350–400 were said to be civilians,[2][3] leaving an estimate of 300–350 soldiers killed
  15. ^ "Ukraine war latest news: Railway strikes targeted arms supply routes - Russia". BBC News.
  16. ^ "Chernihiv: About 700 people were killed during the blockade of the city by Russian troops – the mayor".
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  18. ^ Ljungkvist, Kristin (11 August 2022). "A New Horizon in Urban Warfare in Ukraine?". Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies. 5 (1): 91–98. doi:10.31374/sjms.165.

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