a campaign against the northeastern Ukraine as well as the 2022 Ukrainian invasion by Russia
After being shelled by Russian invaders, a storage building in Sumy, 18 March 2022 (01).jpg
After Russian invasion bombardment, a storage building in Sumy, 18 March 2022
24 February through 4 April 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location Sumy, Ukraine's Sumy Oblast
Ukrainian triumph as a result
On April 4, Russia withdraws its military from Sumy Oblast[1].
Participants in the conflict Russia Ukraine Russian Armed Forces
Ground Forces of Russia
First Guards Tank Force
Division of Second Guards Motor Rifles
Tank division of the 4th Guards
Division of Guards Tanks, 47th
Brigade of the 27th Guards Motor Rifle
Ukrainian Military
losses and casualties
Ukraine reports the capture of 104 soldiers[2].
96-100 tanks were obliterated
destroyed 20 BM-21 Grad vehicles
Eight gasoline containers were lost[3].
According to Ukraine: more than 81 people have been killed[4].
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12+ injured[7]
Ukraine reports at least 100 civilian deaths[8].
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Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022
The Battle of Sumy was a military conflict that started on February 24, 2022, as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and ended on April 4, 2022, when Russia withdrew all of its soldiers from Sumy Oblast.
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On February 24, 2022, the Russian army came dangerously close to capturing Sumy, which is close to the border with Ukraine. Fighting erupted in the city as Ukrainian military and militia started attacking Russian troops there. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Russian troops no longer occupied any towns or villages in Sumy Oblast and had generally evacuated, according to Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the governor of Sumy Oblast, who made the announcement on April 4, 2022. Ukrainian troops were working to drive out the remaining Russian units.
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Battle
Building damage in Sumy on February 27, 2022
Fighting broke out on the outskirts of Sumy around 03:30 on February 24, 2022, as Russian tanks and units started to march into the city.
[16] The Ukrainian defenders and Russian forces engaged in a great deal of urban combat. The conflict led to the burning down of a church in Sumy. [17]
On February 24, about 22:30, the Ukrainian 27th Artillery Brigade, which was stationed nearby the Sumy State University, was still engaged in combat with the other side. According to sources, the Russian military withdrew from the city around 0:39 on February 25. [18][19]
Fighting erupted once more in Sumy's streets on February 26.
[20] Russian soldiers were successful in taking control of half the city. By day's end, Ukrainian soldiers had taken back the entire city. [19] A convoy of Russian fuel trucks is also said to have been destroyed by Ukrainian soldiers. [21] On February 26, Mayor Oleksandr Lysenko reported the deaths of three civilians, one of whom was killed when Russian BM-21 Grad trucks fired missiles into Veretenivka, a residential neighborhood in Sumy's eastern region. [22] [10]
Attempts were made to evacuate the destroyed structure at Veretenivka.
A column of Russian vehicles entered Sumy from the east early on February 27.
[23] There were casualties among the civilians when a civilian car was shot at. [8] [24] According to reports, as Russian forces ran out of supplies, they started attempting to plunder marketplaces. [25]
On February 28, Ukrainian troops reported that many Russian vehicles, including 96 tanks, 20 BM-21 Grad vehicles, and 8 fuel tankers, had been destroyed by Ukrainian Baykar Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
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On March 1, an attack on a military barracks in Sumy resulted in the deaths of nearly 70 Ukrainian soldiers.
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bus evacuations through the "green lanes"
Five individuals were hurt as a result of shelling on buildings belonging to the 27th Artillery Brigade and the military department at Sumy State University, according to Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the governor of Sumy Oblast, on March 3.
[27] Due to the destruction of the city's roadways and bridges as well as the reports of fighting in Sumy's streets, more than 500 international students were stuck. [28]
On March 8, Zhyvytskyi said that a Russian airstrike that hit a residential neighborhood resulted in the deaths of 22 civilians and four soldiers over the course of one night.
[29] In accordance with a deal for a humanitarian corridor struck with Russia, an evacuation of residents from the city started during the day. Later, Zhyvytskyi said that 5,000 people had been evacuated during the day. [30] [31]
During the conflict, Russian prisoners of war were taken.
An airstrike in Sumy on March 21 damaged a fertilizer factory, causing ammonia to spill out and contaminate the nearby ground.
[32] Russia denied being in charge and asserted that Ukraine was using the incident as a cover. [33]
On April 4, 2022, Governor Zhyvytskyi reported that most Russian forces had left Sumy Oblast and were no longer stationed in any cities or villages.
[1] Zhyvytskyi claimed that Ukrainian forces were attempting to drive the remaining units out. [1] On April 8, 2022, he claimed that even though all Russian troops had left Sumy Oblast because of rigged bombs and other ammunition Russian troops had left behind, the area was still dangerous. [34]
renewed conflicts
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Even though Russian troops had left Sumy Oblast entirely by the beginning of April, airstrikes continued throughout April and May.
Russian troops repeatedly attempted to cross the border in the Sumy region in mid-May.
[35] Five civilians were hurt by Russian shelling in Sumy Oblast on May 17. [36]