Battle of Okhtyrka

Battle of Okhtyrka
Part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date 24 February 2022 – 26 March 2022 Location Okhtyrka and Trostianets, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine 50°11′30″N 34°57′00″E / 50.19167°N 34.95000°E / 50.19167; 34.95000 Result Russia unable to take city Russian forces pushed back from the city March 26[1]
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces	Ukrainian Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
Unknown Per Ukraine: Dozens of soldiers captured	Per Ukraine: 70+ killed, 32 wounded[2]
Per Ukraine: 12 civilians killed, 30 wounded[3]
Okhtyrka class=notpageimage| Location of Okhtyrka within Ukraine

The Battle of Okhtyrka was a military engagement, which began on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive, in the city of Okhtyrka. It is located near the Russia-Ukraine border.

The Russian offensive has been criticized for civilian casualties and the use of cluster bombs and thermobaric weapons which may count as war crimes.^[4]

Being unable to take the city, Russian forces pushed back and ended the battle on March 26.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service (30 March 2022). "Ukrainian Forces Recapture Eastern Town Near Russian Border". Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
2. ↑ Skakun, Serhey (26 February 2022). "На Сумщині за день близько сотні поранених, 4 - загиблих | Данкор онлайн | Сумской информационный портал: все новости Сумщины". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. ↑ "Наслідки ракетного удару Росією по Охтирці 26 лютого: Є поранені та загиблі". censor.net (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. ↑ Camille Gijs; Douglas Busvine (1 March 2022). "Russia used powerful vacuum bomb on Ukraine, envoy says". Politico. Retrieved 2 March 2022.