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Part of Russo-Ukrainian War

Russian invasion of Ukraine

February 24, 2022 · Kyiv

Full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the largest attack on a European country since World War II. Ukraine stopped the advance on Kyiv, and the war became a long war of attrition in the east and south.

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Russia
Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic
Ukraine
Vladimir Putin President of Russia, Ordered the invasion
Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine, Led Ukraine's defence

Strength and losses

Strength
700,000
Casualties
c. 1,140,000
Killed
276,113
Civilian deaths
1,716
Strength
800,000
Killed
c. 55,000
Deaths
103,418
Wounded
380,000
Captured
11,618
Missing
97,938
Civilian deaths
16,874
Casualties
c. 1,000,000
Deaths
c. 250,000

Units

18th Combined Arms Army 4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army Central Military District Eastern Military District Russian Ground Forces 1st Guards Tank Army 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division 136th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade Southern Military District Special Operations Forces (Russia) 14th Army Corps (Russian Federation) 3rd Army Corps (Russia) 3rd Motor Rifle Division 114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 14th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade 1st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 21st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 5th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 6th Separate Guards Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade Prizrak Brigade Pyatnashka Brigade 137th Guards Airborne Regiment 60th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Battalion Sparta Battalion Fakel (company) Russian Navy Russian Air Force
Ukrainian Volunteer Army Belarusian Volunteer Corps Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps 110th Mechanized Brigade 112th Territorial Defense Brigade 11th Public Order Brigade 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade 141st Mechanized Brigade 15th Operational Brigade 17th Poltava Brigade 21st Public Order Brigade 23rd Mechanized Brigade 23rd Public Order Brigade 25th Airborne Brigade 27th Pechersk Brigade 2nd Galician Brigade (Ukraine) 31st Public Order Brigade 36th Marine Brigade 3rd Assault Brigade 3rd Operational Brigade 46th Airmobile Brigade 53rd Mechanized Brigade 54th Mechanized Brigade 56th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine) 58th Motorized Brigade 5th Slobozhanska Brigade 72nd Mechanized Brigade 77th Airmobile Brigade 81st Airmobile Brigade 82nd Air Assault Brigade 92nd Assault Brigade 93rd Mechanized Brigade Azov Brigade Khyzhak Brigade (Ukraine) Pomsta Brigade Steel Border Brigade 19th Public Order Regiment (Ukraine) 27th National Guard Regiment (Ukraine) 35th Sumsky Regiment (Ukraine) 45th Operational Regiment (Ukraine) 4th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine) 501st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion Dnipro-1 Regiment Freedom of Russia Legion International Legion (Ukraine) International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment Kraken Regiment Safari Regiment (Ukraine) 1st Serhii Kulchytskyi Battalion (Ukraine) Donbas Battalion Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion Sheikh Mansur Battalion Sibir Battalion Sich Battalion Terror Battalion Chernihiv Border Detachment Izmail Border Detachment Sumy Border Detachment Svitiaz Company (Ukraine) Ukrainian Air Force Alpha Group (Ukraine) Revanche Tactical Group
20th Guards Combined Arms Army 29th Guards Combined Arms Army 35th Guards Combined Arms Army 36th Guards Combined Arms Army 51st Guards Combined Arms Army 58th Guards Combined Arms Army Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Operational Command East Special Operations Forces (Ukraine) Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine) Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Polish Volunteer Corps 104th Guards Air Assault Division 106th Guards Airborne Division 120th Guards Naval Infantry Division 150th Guards Motor Rifle Division 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division 19th Motor Rifle Division 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division 47th Tank Division (Russia) 69th Guards Motor Rifle Division 71st Guards Motor Rifle Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division 90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present) 98th Guards Airborne Division 128th Mountain Assault Brigade 12th Operational Brigade 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 28th Mechanized Brigade 30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 36th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade 57th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 5th Guards Tank Brigade 60th Motor Rifle Brigade 74th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 78th Airborne Assault Brigade 79th Air Assault Brigade 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade 95th Air Assault Brigade 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment 108th Guards Kuban Cossack Air Assault Regiment 13th Guards Tank Regiment 141st Special Motorized Regiment 201st Guards Military Base 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment 26th Tank Regiment 331st Guards Airborne Regiment 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment Georgian Legion (Ukraine) Luhansk Assault Regiment Russian Naval Infantry Special Operations Center "West" (Ukraine) 90th Airmobile Battalion (Ukraine) Black Sea Fleet Caspian Flotilla 1st Air Force Combined Rifles Brigade

Battles and events 85

Key events

2022 65 events
2023 8 events
2024 6 events
2025 4 events
2026 2 events

Before and after

Led to
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