2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive

2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive
Part of the eastern campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date6 September – 1 October 2022
(3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Eastern Ukraine (Kharkiv Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast)
Result Ukrainian victory[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
 Ukraine

 Russia

Commanders and leaders
Oleksandr Syrskyi[5][6] Alexander Lapin[7]
Strength

Russian claim:

8 times larger than the strength of Russian troops (first phase)[8]

First Phase:
18,000 troops,
500 tanks[9][10]

Second Phase:
5,500 troops[11]
Casualties and losses
Unknown

Per Ukraine (first phase):
Tens of thousands killed, captured or deserted[12]

Per Ukraine (second phase):
1,500+ killed,
5,000 prisoners[16][17]

A major Ukrainian counteroffensive[a] operation began on 6 September 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18] Following the launch of the Kherson counteroffensive in southern Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces began a second counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in Eastern Ukraine.[19]

During the offensive, Ukraine retook over 500 settlements and 12,000 square kilometers of territory in the Kharkiv region.[20][21]

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  11. ^ "New AFU Victory May Be in the Works: Russian Forces in Lyman Are "Effectively Surrounded"". 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  16. ^ Olmos, Sergio (6 October 2022). "Russian soldiers left for dead after heavy defeat in Lyman 'cauldron'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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  18. ^ Сергей Добрынин (8 September 2022). "Украина диктует ход войны. Наступление ВСУ под Харьковом и Херсоном". Радио Свобода. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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  20. ^ "Ukraine must demine 12,000 km2 of liberated areas in Kharkiv region: official". Reuters. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Ukraine Liberated Hundreds Of Settlements In Past Month, Kyiv Says, As Russian Strikes Continue". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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