2022 Kherson counteroffensive

August 29, 2022 · southern Ukraine

Result Ukrainian victory

Ukrainian forces attacked Russian positions north of the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast. Russia withdrew across the river, and Ukraine retook the city of Kherson in November.

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Donetsk People's Republic

Luhansk People's Republic

Olexander Tarnavskyi military commander

Andrii Kovalchuk military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 20,000

Units

Ukrainian Volunteer Army 35th Marine Brigade 36th Marine Brigade 57th Motorized Brigade Khyzhak Brigade (Ukraine) International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Separate Special Purpose Battalion Izmail Border Detachment Kakhovka operational group

49th Combined Arms Army 3rd Army Corps (Russia) 76th Guards Air Assault Division 126th Coastal Defence Brigade 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade

51st Guards Combined Arms Army 128th Mountain Assault Brigade

Before and after

Followed from: 2022 attack on Nova Kakhovka July 11, 2022

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