Battle of Kyiv (2022)

The Battle of Kyiv was a military battle that began on 25 February 2022. The battle is part of the Kyiv offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.

Battle of Kyiv
Part of the Kyiv offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
File:Battle of Kyiv (2022).svg Above: Russian bombardment of the Kyiv TV Tower in Kyiv, 1 March 2022 Below: Situation around Kyiv, as of 5 March
Date 25 February 2022 – present (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Kyiv, Ukraine Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin	Volodymyr Zelenskyy Vitali Klitschko
Units involved
Russia Armed Forces Russia Army Russian Airborne Forces 76th Guards Air Assault Division 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment Special Operations Forces	Ukraine Armed Forces 101st General Staff Protection Brigade Territorial Defense Forces National Guard of Ukraine Ukraine Air Force 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade Irregular civilian volunteers (militia)
Casualties and losses
Unknown 4 aircraft destroyed	Unknown
~2 million civilians evacuated

Battle Of Kyiv (2022) Media

• Territorial Defense Forces troops in Kyiv, 25 February

• Aftermath of the missile strike on an apartment block in Kyiv on 26 February 2022

• A building in Kyiv destroyed by Russian shelling

• Rocket strike on Kyiv TV Tower, 1 March

• People on a metro station during Russian invasion, Kyiv, 2022.jpg

  Kyiv Metro station converted into a shelter

• House on Bohatyrska Street after shelling of 14 March 2022 (01).jpg

  Destroyed building on Bohatyrska Street, 14 March

• Kiev shelling.png

  Burning building in Podilskyi District on 15 March

• House in the Sviatoshynskyi District damaged on 20 March