Battle of Kyiv (2022)

Battle of Kyiv
	Part of the Kyiv offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; ; 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 (1 year, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 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

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 (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
Kyiv Metro station converted into a shelter
Destroyed building on Bohatyrska Street, 14 March
Burning building in Podilskyi District on 15 March
House in the Sviatoshynskyi District damaged on 20 March