| Capture of Melitopol | |||||||
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| Part of the southern Ukraine campaign and the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Ukraine | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4+ civilians killed 12+ injured | |||||||
A military engagement took place between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces entered the city on 25 February and took control of its government buildings.[1]