UKRAINE WAR
A TIMELINE OF THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN UKRAINE
Published By Shweta Birendra Shukla | 28 Feb, 2023
UKRAINE WAR...
As the conflict which shook the world marks its first anniversary, here’s a timeline of the key events fo far
On 24 February, 2022, Putin launched what he described as a special military operation, ordering troops into Ukraine
Russian forces took the Kherson region, including the regional capital, aiming to secure Ukraine’s coast
MARCH 2022
A Russian missile strike on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk killed at least 50 civilians
APRIL 2022
The last Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces in Mariupol, a port city and industrial hub along the Sea of Azov
MAY 2022
Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island in the Black Sea, as Ukraine reclaimed a sliver of land off Odesa
JUNE 2022
The last city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk - Lysychansk - fell to Russia after weeks of bloody fighting
JULY 2022
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region and also attacked a Russian air base in Crimea
AUGUST 2022
In a rapid offensive, Ukraine retook much of the northeastern Kharkiv region and seized the initiative in the war
SEPTEMBER 2022
Russia announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions despite international condemnation
OCTOBER 2022
Russian forces withdrew from the city of Kherson to the eastern side of the Dnipro River, a significant victory for Ukraine
NOVEMBER 2022
Ukraine carried out drone attacks on military bases hundreds of miles inside Russia
DECEMBER 2022
Ukrainian forces struck a building in Donetsk that was housing Russian troops
JANUARY 2023
Russian forces, trying a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine, edged closer to seizing the city of Bakhmut
FEBRUARY 2023
US and European officials have estimated that Russian casualties in the war are approaching 200,000 killed or wounded
Ukraine had 100,000 killed or wounded in action, along with at least 30,000 civilian deaths, according to the estimates
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