Battle of Izium

Battle of Izium
	Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Remains of an apartment complex where 54 people were killed by Russian shelling
Date	3 March – 1 April 2022; (4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 1st Guards Tank Army 27th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; ; 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade; 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division; 45th Engineer Regiment;	Ukrainian Armed Forces 3rd Tank Brigade; 81st OAeMBr; 49th Infantry Battalion; 95th ODShBr; Territorial Defense Forces; Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion;
Casualties and losses
19+ killed,; 46+ wounded; 1 captured; 1 Su-35 lost; 1 Su-34 lost	100+ killed
	50+ civilians killed

The battle of Izium was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine that occurred as part of the eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle started in March 2022 for control of the town of Izium due to the town's importance as a transportation node.^[11] The Russian military wanted to capture Izium so its forces in Kharkiv Oblast could link up with their troops in the Donbas region.^[21]

On 10 September 2022, Ukrainian forces recaptured the town during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive^[22] and local mass graves with 440 bodies were found.^[23] Izium's population decreased to just 10,000 due to the war.^[24]

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^ "Ukrainian family killed in Russian attack, despite denials". Associated Press. 27 September 2022.
^ "FIRST ON CNN: Major infrastructure in central Izyum is destroyed, new satellite images show". CNN. 25 March 2022.
^ Santora, Marc; Lukinova, Anna (10 September 2022). "Ukrainian Forces Take Key City, Igniting New Phase in War". The New York Times.
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^ Orlova, Alisa (13 September 2022). "Over 1,000 Civilians Killed During Russian Occupation of Izyum - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[april1-1] "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1". Institute for the Study of War.

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[colonel1-4] report, Ground (23 March 2022). "Who was Russian Colonel Nikolay Ovcharenko Killed in Ukraine?". Ground Report.

[5] "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 24". Institute for the Study of War.

[BadPerson-6] Krutov, Mark; Dobrynin, Sergei; Egoshina, Valeria (30 November 2022). "Нехороший человек". Российский полковник и убийство мирных жителей ["Bad person". Russian colonel and the killing of civilians]. Радио Свобода (in Ukrainian). Svoboda. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[7] "'Are There Even Any Left?' 100 Days of War in Ukraine for an Elite Russian Unit". 3 June 2022.

[resists-8] "Ukraine resists Russia's invasion. Day 23: Russian troops not able to advance, more terror against civilians, Russia to brandish nuclear weapons". 18 March 2022.

[colonel2-9] Dresch, Matthew (23 March 2022). "Vladimir Putin loses 15th top commander in Ukraine near city besieged by Russia". mirror.

[10] "Slovenia Sending Tanks to Ukraine, Ukrainian Tank Brigades on the Roll". 23 April 2022.

[topcor-11] "Изюм взят: что даёт России контроль над этим важным украинским городом". topcor.ru (in Russian). 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[12] "Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers return from eastern front". France 24. 1 May 2022.

[13] "У боях з російськими окупантами загинув командир батальйону "Карпатська Січ"". 19 June 2022.

[14] "Ukraine downs Russian chopper with Polish weapons: Report - English Section - polskieradio.pl".

[march18-15] "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 18". Institute for the Study of War. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[16] Alexander Query; Francis Farrell (25 November 2022). "Meet the Chechens fighting Russia in Ukraine". Kyivindependent. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[17] "First Russian Su-35S Flanker-E Confirmed Destroyed in Ukraine". 3 April 2022.

[auto-18] "Russia and Ukraine battle for control of eastern city already "completely destroyed" in fighting". CNN. 24 March 2022.

[19] "Ukraine war: Bodies of 44 civilians found as battle for Izyum rages". BBC News. 10 May 2022.

[20] "Ukrainian family killed in Russian attack, despite denials". Associated Press. 27 September 2022.

[major-21] "FIRST ON CNN: Major infrastructure in central Izyum is destroyed, new satellite images show". CNN. 25 March 2022.

[22] Santora, Marc; Lukinova, Anna (10 September 2022). "Ukrainian Forces Take Key City, Igniting New Phase in War". The New York Times.

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[24] Orlova, Alisa (13 September 2022). "Over 1,000 Civilians Killed During Russian Occupation of Izyum - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

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