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Battle of Kyiv
Part of the Kyiv offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Apartment block in Kyiv struck by a missile on the 26th of February
Date 25 February 2022 – present (2 years, 10 months, 1 week and 3 days) Location Kyiv, Ukraine Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Ukraine Chechen volunteers	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Vitali Klitschko
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine 101st General Staff Protection Brigade Territorial Defense Forces 112th Territorial Defense Brigade National Guard of Ukraine  Ukrainian Air Force 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade Irregular civilian volunteers (militia) Chechen volunteers Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion	Russian Armed Forces  Russian Ground Forces Russian Airborne Forces 76th Guards Air Assault Division 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment Special Operations Forces
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: 18 killed, 60 wounded	Unknown
Per Ukraine: 9 civilians killed, 46 wounded

The Battle of Kyiv is an ongoing military battle for control of the capital city of Ukraine, Kyiv; it is part of Russia's Kyiv offensive in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Hostilities began on February 25, 2022, the day after the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Battle

25 February

On the morning of 25 February, three Russian saboteurs dressed as Ukrainian soldiers entered Obolon District. This northern district is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the Verkhovna Rada building where the Parliament of Ukraine meets. The three saboteurs were killed by Ukrainian forces. Later in the morning, a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter was shot down over the city, crashing into an apartment building.

Throughout the day, gunfire was heard throughout several wards of the city; Ukrainian officials described the gunfire as arising from clashes with Russian troops.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, vowed to take up arms and fight. His brother Wladimir Klitschko expressed the same sentiments, having joined the reservists months earlier.

Russian armed forces have been entrenched at Antonov Airport, which is located in the Kyivan suburb of Hostomel. As part of the Battle of Antonov Airport, control of the airport has changed hands twice. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urged the people of Kyiv to respond to the Russian assault with molotov cocktails. 18,000 guns have been distributed amongst citizens. The Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, normally kept in reserve, have also been activated.

There was heavy gunfire in Kyiv on the night of 25 February. The Ukrainian armed forces claim to have killed around 60 Russian saboteurs.

26 February

On the morning of 26 February, Russian artillery shelled the city for more than 30 minutes. Concurrently, Ukrainian forces repelled an attack on a power plant in the northeastern neighborhood of Troieshchyna; the BBC suggested that the attack could have been an "effort to deprive the city of electricity". Heavy fighting also occurred near the Kyiv Zoo in the central Shuliavka neighborhood, where Ukrainian forces defended an army base on Prospect Peremohy. Fighting also took place on other streets throughout Kyiv. Residents were warned to avoid windows and balconies.

According to Zelenskyy, Ukrainian forces managed to repel the Russian offensive and continue to hold the city and surrounding major cities. Curfew was extended from 5 pm to 8 am and violators were to be considered a part of "Russian saboteur or reconnaissance groups".

According to the British Ministry of Defence, the bulk of Russian forces was 19 miles (31 km) from the center of Kyiv.

The Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces is responsible for mobilizing volunteers. Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky stated that volunteers in Kyiv had been given more than 25,000 assault rifles, about 10 million bullets, and rocket-propelled grenades and launchers.

27 February

Over the early morning of 27 February, there were some clashes with Russian saboteurs in Kyiv. Local officials claimed that Kyiv remained fully controlled by Ukrainian forces by the morning. In the evening of 27 February, the Associated Press reported that Klitschko had stated that the city was surrounded. However, Klitschko's spokesperson later told the The Kyiv Independent that the mayor had misspoken and that reports of Kyiv being encircled were false.

Later that morning, a rocket fell and exploded in the courtyard of a 16-story building located in Troieshchyna, causing 7 cars to catch fire. According to Ukrainian officials, the missile was fired by a Russian strategic bomber from Belarus.

On the night of 27 February, a Russian convoy attempted to set up base at the Syrets Metro, resulting in a deadly clash with Ukrainian soldiers. Russian troops also fired at a Ukrainian military bus, resulting in an unknown amount of casualties.

28 February

A new wave of Russian troops advanced towards the city, but little direct combat occurred, and only three missiles were fired at Kyiv that day. Satellite images recorded by Maxar Technologies recorded a long column of Russian vehicles heading to Kyiv south along a 64 kilometres (40 mi) long highway approaching Kyiv from the north, and was approximately 24 miles (39 km) from the center of Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities shot an Israeli-Ukrainian citizen who they mistook for a Chechen member of the Russian army.

The Russian Defence Ministry issued a warning to civilians that they intended to target Ukrainian transmission facilities around Kyiv and that all nearby residents should leave the area. That night Russian missiles were fired at a military base in Brovary, causing a massive fire.

March 1

Russian troops bombed the Kyiv TV Tower, cutting off television broadcasts and killing five people. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the airstrike. The Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center confirmed reports that a second missile had accidentally hit the nearby memorial for the Babi Yar massacre.

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