Back معركة ميليتوبول Arabic Битка за Мелитопол Bulgarian Batalla de Melitòpol Catalan Bitva o Melitopol Czech Μάχη της Μελιτόπολης Greek Batalla de Melitópol Spanish Melitopoli lahing Estonian Melitopolgo gudua Basque Bataille de Melitopol French קרב מליטופול HE
| Battle of Melitopol | |||||||
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| Part of the southern Ukraine offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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4+ civilians killed 12+ 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.
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