Huliaipole offensive

Huliaipole offensive
Part of the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Map of the offensive as of 17 December 2025
Date11 September 2025 – January 2026
(3 or 4 months)
Location
Southern Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Russia captures Huliaipole and 42 villages in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Belligerents
Russia Ukraine
Units involved

Russian Armed Forces

Ukrainian Armed Forces

As part of the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war, a military engagement between the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Armed Forces for control over the Ukrainian city of Huliaipole and the northern surrounding area began in September 2025 and ended with the Russian capture of the city in January 2026.