| Battle of Kharkiv (2022) | |||||||
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| Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Ukrainian Armed Forces | |||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Kharkiv is an ongoing military engagement taking place in and around the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4] Kharkiv, located just 20 miles south of the Russia-Ukraine border, is the second largest city in Ukraine and is considered a major target for the Russian military.[5]
Battle
On 24 February, Russian forces crossed the border and began advancing towards Kharkiv, meeting Ukrainian resistance. The Russians also fired artillery barrages at the city, killing a young boy.[6]
By 25 February, fierce fighting had broken out in the northern suburbs of the city, near the village of Tsyrkuny, where Ukrainian forces were able to hold against the Russians.[7]
On 26 February, Oleh Synyehubov, the Governor of Kharkiv Oblast, claimed that the entire city was under Ukrainian control.[8] American officials stated that the heaviest fighting of the entire conflict was occurring at Kharkiv.[9]
In the early morning of 27 February, Russian forces destroyed a gas pipeline in Kharkiv.[10][11] Later in the morning, Russian forces entered Kharkiv, with Synyehubov stating that heavy fighting was occurring within the city,[12][13] and Ministry of the Interior advisor Anton Gerashchenko claiming street fighting was underway in the city center.[14]
References
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- ^ "Ukraine's War with Russia: The Situation in Kharkiv". 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Higgins, Andrew (24 February 2022). "Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is a major target of Russia. Here's why". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Losh, Jack. "The Kharkiv Resistance Has Already Begun". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Schwirtz, Michael (25 February 2022). "Scenes from Kharkiv: Battle wreckage, the boom of artillery, and people sheltering in the subway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ https://twitter.com/shaunwalker7/status/1497638655560720387
- ^ CNN (26 February 2022). "Heaviest fighting in Ukraine is "in and around Kharkiv," senior US defense official says". CNN. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
((cite web)):|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Reuters (27 February 2022). "Ukraine says Russian troops blow up gas pipeline in Kharkiv". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
((cite news)):|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ukraine says Russian forces blew up gas pipeline in Kharkiv, country's second-largest city". ABC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ AP. "Russian troops enter Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Kharkiv governor reports that heavy fighting is taking place inside the city". The Kyiv Independent. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Turak, Natasha (27 September 2022). "Street fighting rages in Ukraine's second-biggest city". CNBC. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
