Battle of Huliaipole

Battle of Huliaipole
Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Members of the Sheikh Mansur Battalion in the defense of Huliaipole, October 2022
Date 5 March 2022 – present (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine

The battle of Huliaipole is an ongoing military conflict between the Armed Forces of Russia and the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the city of Huliaipole, in central Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

In the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian forces captured and occupied the southern part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. They pushed as far as the Ukrainian cities of Orikhiv and Huliaipole, before the offensive stalled and the front line stabilised just south of Huliaipole. Russian efforts to capture the city were frustrated by the Ukrainian forces.

In May 2022, the Russian forces began an intensive shelling of Huliaipole, which has been carried out on a daily basis in the months since. Civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, cultural centres and agricultural facilities, were damaged and destroyed during the bombardment. In response to the sustained bombardment of Huliaipole, the Security Service of Ukraine has accused the Russian armed forces of committing war crimes.