It has been suggested that this article be merged into 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2024. |
Battle of Kupiansk | |||||||
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Part of the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
Russian casualties and damaged equipment in the aftermath of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Ukraine | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Roman Berdnikov[1] Aleksandr Lapin |
Oleksandr Syrskyi[2] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
National Guard of Ukraine[5] | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Ukrainian claim: 16 captured[3] | Unknown |
The battle of Kupiansk was a part of the Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive that began on 8 September 2022 and ended on 16 September 2022. A Financial Times article on 28 September depicted the battle and the Ukrainian advance preceding it as "the 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine."[6]