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Battle of Sviatohirsk
Russian weaponry destroyed following the Ukrainian recapture of Sviatohirsk
Date 30 May – 8 June 2022 (1 week and 2 days first battle) Location Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Status Russian victory Russian forces captured the town by June 8
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Russian claim: 300+ killed

A military engagement between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took place near the city of Sviatohirsk during May-June 2022.

Background

Some Russian attacks on Izium started taking place from 28 February 2022, with continued rocket strikes by the Russian military starting on 3 March. Eight civilians were killed on 3 March, with the town's central hospital reportedly sustaining significant damage. On 1 April, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control. The following day, in an interview for Ukrinform, Izium's Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin claimed that 80% of the city's residential buildings had been destroyed and that there was no power, heating, or water in the city.

Kreminna was the first city to fall during an offensive in the Donbas announced by Russia on 18 April. By 27 May, most of the city of Lyman came under Russian control.

Battles

On 30 May 2022, as a result of shelling of the town of Sviatohirsk, the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra was damaged, two monks of this monastery and a nun were killed, three monks were injured. On the evening of 30 May, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a much more massive ground attack with fierce artillery strikes on the city. During the day on 31 May, the infantry troops of the Russian Federation launched an assault on Sviatohirsk with the aim of encircling the entire city and forming a cauldron.

On 4 June, a large-scale fire broke out in the grounds of the Holy Dormition Lavra, and the flames engulfed the main shrine of the monastery; the Ukrainians blamed Russian forces for starting the fire.

During 3-4 June, the strikes became more intense. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced on 6 June that it had taken full control over the city of Sviatohirsk and Sviatohirsk Lavra. On 8 June, the ISW confirmed that Russian forces had advanced to the city, but acknowledged it was unclear if their forces have entirely seized Sviatohirsk. On 9 June, Ukrainian media claimed that Russian forces had captured a part of the city and that another western section was still in Ukrainian control. However, later reports confirmed the town had been seized by the Russian military.

See also

• Outline of the Russo-Ukrainian War

References

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