Battle of Mykolaiv

Battle of Mykolaiv
Part of the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mykolaiv Regional State Administration after a Russian rocket strike, 29 March 2022
Date26 February – 8 April 2022
(1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Units involved
  • 28th Mechanized Brigade
  • 59th Motorized Brigade
  • 79th Air Assault Brigade
  • 35th Marine Brigade
  • 36th Marine Brigade
  • 19th Public Order Protection Regiment
  • Mykolaiv Oblast Patrol Police
  • Khyzhak Special Detachment
    • Territorial Defense Forces
    Casualties and losses
    Per Ukraine:
    470+ killed
    300+ wounded    		 Per Ukraine:
    120+ killed
    8 missing
    133+ wounded
    Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny scuttled
    128+ civilians killed, 545+ wounded
    250,000 civilians evacuated

    The battle of Mykolaiv started on the night of 26 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It ended with Russian forces being repulsed from the city in March, and by April all but a few of its surrounding villages were back under Ukrainian control.

    Mykolaiv is a strategically important shipbuilding and port city on the Black Sea and on 4 March was "seen as the next key stepping-stone for Russian forces on the road to Odesa."


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