Battle of Kharkiv (2022)

Battle of Kharkiv (2022)
	Part of the eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; A street in downtown Kharkiv after being shelled
Date	24 February – 13 May 2022; (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Ground Forces; 1st Guards Tank Army 2nd 'Tamanskaya' Guards Motor Rifle Division; 4th Guards Tank Division; 27th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; ; 20th Guards Combined Arms Army 3rd Motor Rifle Division; 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division 488th Motor Rifle Regiment; ; ; 6th Combined Arms Army; 41st Combined Arms Army; 14th Army Corps 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade; ; PMC Redut	Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces 92nd Mechanized Brigade 22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion; ; 93rd Mechanized Brigade; ; Territorial Defense Forces 113th Territorial Defense Brigade; ; Ukrainian Air Force; National Guard of Ukraine 3rd Spartan Brigade; 5th Slobozhanshchyna Brigade; ; Security Service of Ukraine; National Police of Ukraine; Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion; Carpathian Sich Battalion; Ukrainian irregulars;
Strength
1st GTA: 35,000–50,000 troops,; 500–600 tanks,; 600–800 IFVs; 300–400 artillery pieces; 20th CAA: 20,000 troops,; 560 BMP fighting vehicles,; 300 T-72 tanks; 200th Brigade: 1,400–1,600 troops;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Ukrainian claim:; 4,370–4,700+ killed; Equipment losses: 308+ vehicles destroyed, including 131+ tanks (1st GTA)	Russian claim:; 276+ killed,; 471 captured
	Per Ukraine:; 606 civilians killed; 600,000+ evacuated;

The battle of Kharkiv was a military engagement that took place from February to May 2022 in and around the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine, as part of the eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kharkiv, located just 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Russia–Ukraine border and a predominately Russian-speaking city, is the second-largest city in Ukraine and was considered a major target for the Russian military early in the invasion.

By 13 May, Ukrainian forces pushed Russian units attempting to encircle the city back towards the Russian border. Additionally, it was reported that Russia had withdrawn units from the area. The Institute for the Study of War opined that Ukraine had "likely won the battle of Kharkiv". However, bombardment continued, and by 20 May, Russian forces were again shelling Kharkiv city.

On 12 June, Amnesty International claimed it found the evidence of widespread use of widely-banned cluster munitions by Russia, such as 9N210/9N235 cluster bombs, and "scatterable" munitions that eject small mines that explode later in timed intervals. In September, the Ukrainian military launched a major counteroffensive into territories that were still under Russian control in Kharkiv Oblast. As a result, Russian forces located close to the city were pushed back, resulting in significantly reduced pressure on Kharkiv.