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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
File:Battle of Konotop 06.jpg Clockwise from top left photo: People take shelter in the Kyiv Metro Burning vehicles on the Kharkiv–Kyiv road Destruction of residential areas in Kharkov, Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts Military equipment destroyed in Konotop. Map: Military situation as of 4 January 2025    Ukraine    Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia and pro-Russian separatists See also: Detailed map of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date 24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) – present (2 years, 10 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Ukraine (with spillover into Russia) Status Ongoing (list of engagements · control of cities · timeline of events) Russian Ground Forces enter Ukraine from Russia, Crimea, and Belarus Russian air and missile strikes target military bases, airports and major cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Odessa
Belligerents
Russia  Donetsk PR  Luhansk PR Supported by:  Belarus	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin Sergey Shoygu Valery Gerasimov Sergey Naryshkin Nikolai Patrushev Denis Pushilin Vladimir Pashkov Leonid Pasechnik Sergey Kozlov	Volodymyr Zelenskyy Denys Shmyhal Oleksii Reznikov Denys Monastyrsky Oleksii Danilov Valerii Zaluzhnyi Serhiy Shaptala Ruslan Khomchak Oleksandr Syrskyi
Strength
Russia: ~175,000–190,000 Donetsk Republic: 20,000 Luhansk Republic: 14,000	Ukraine: 209,000 (armed forces) 102,000 (paramilitary) 900,000 (reserves) 16,000 foreign volunteers
Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Casualties and losses
Per Russia (2 March): 498 soldiers killed, 1,597 wounded Per Western officials (3 March): ~5,800 soldiers killed Per US officials (28 February): 1,500–2,000 soldiers killed Per Ukraine (2 March): 9,000+ killed 200 captured Equipment losses: Per Russia: 2 civilian ships bombed (several casualties onboard) 1 Su-25 crashed 1 An-26 crashed (crew killed) Per Ukraine: 198 tanks destroyed 846 armoured vehicles destroyed 29 aircraft shot down 29 helicopters shot down 2 Ilyushin Il-76 planes shot down	Per Ukraine (1st & 6th day): 110+ soldiers killed Per US officials (28 February): ~1,500 soldiers killed Per Russia (2 March): 2,870 soldiers killed, 3,700 wounded, 572 captured Equipment losses: Per Ukraine: 1 An-26 shot down 3 Su-27 destroyed 1 MiG-29 shot down Per Russia: 606 tanks/combat vehicles destroyed 405 special military vehicles destroyed 13 combat aircraft shot down 7 combat helicopters shot down 49 aircraft on ground destroyed 53 drones shot down 8 navy vessels destroyed
Per Ukraine: 2,000+ civilians killed, 1,684 wounded Per UN: 136+ civilians killed, 400+ wounded Per UN: 1 million+ refugees and ~1 million internally displaced persons 21 foreign citizens killed

References

1. ^ The Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic are separatist states that declared their independence in May 2014, while receiving recognitions from each other, the de facto state of South Ossetia, and Russia (since 2022).
2. Russian forces were permitted to stage part of the invasion from Belarusian territory. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko also stated that Belarusian troops could take part in the invasion if needed, and Belarusian territory was used to launch missiles into Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have claimed that Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine. See also: Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
3. Twelve Greek citizens killed, four Azerbaijani citizens killed, one Iraqi citizen killed, one Algerian citizen killed, one Israeli citizen killed, one Indian citizen killed and one Bangladeshi citizen killed

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