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Battle of Moshchun | |||||||
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Part of the northern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
An aerial photograph of Moshchun after the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Ukraine | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sergey Chubarykin[1] |
Oleksandr Syrskyi[2] Oleksandr Vdovychenko[2] Roman Kovalenko[2] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30,000 troops (including Irpin)[3]
| 3,000 troops (including Irpin)[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Per Ukraine: 100 confirmed killed[5] | Per Ukraine: 118 killed[6] |
The battle of Moshchun was a series of military engagements for control of the village of Moshchun and its surroundings during the initial phase of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 5 March to 21 March 2022, and has been described as "one of the fiercest and most important battles during the defense of Kyiv."[7][8]