Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)

Battle of Sievierodonetsk
	Part of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Eastern Ukraine Offensive
Date	6 May 2022 - 25 June, 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Russian Victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Vladimir Putin

The Battle of Sievierodonetsk was a military engagement that started on 6 May 2022. It is located in the Luhansk Oblast; however, Russia uses another name, for the oblast - Luhansk People's Republic.

By 29 May 2022, Russian forces were engaged in close quarters fighting with Ukrainian soldiers;^[1] Combat was taking place in the "middle of the city", according to media.^[2] On 25 June, Russian LPR forces captured the city and advanced on the nearby city of Lysychansk.

Battle Of Sievierodonetsk (2022) Media

Attack on the center of Severodonetsk by Russian forces
Aftermath of Russian shelling in Sievierodonetsk on 6 April 2022
Buildings in Sievierodonetsk destroyed by artillery fire
A view of the Donets in peacetime, taken from the Pavlohradskyi Bridge, now severely damaged
Ukrainian soldier with an RPG in Sievierodonetsk, 21 June 2022

References

↑ "Ukraine says Russian troops 'storming' Donbas city, in close-quarter fighting with defenders". CBC. 2022-05-29.
↑ "Russians advancing into "middle of the city" in Sievierodonetsk, two people killed, Ukraine officials say". CNN. 2022-05-29.

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[1] "Ukraine says Russian troops 'storming' Donbas city, in close-quarter fighting with defenders". CBC. 2022-05-29.

[2] "Russians advancing into "middle of the city" in Sievierodonetsk, two people killed, Ukraine officials say". CNN. 2022-05-29.

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