Battle of Sumy
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| Battle of Sumy | |||||||
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| Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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 Ukraine |
 Russia | ||||||
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 Ukrainian Armed Forces |
 Russian Armed Forces | ||||||
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| 3[2] | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Sumy was a military engagement which began on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian army captured the Ukrainian city of Sumy, located near the Russia–Ukraine border, with little initial resistance. However, Ukrainian soldiers and militia began engaging the Russian forces within the city, resulting in heavy urban fighting.[3][4][5][6]
Battle
Russian tanks and units began to move into Sumy on 24 February 2022, and fighting began on the outskirts at 3:00 a.m.[7] There was an extensive amount of urban warfare between the Ukrainian defenders and Russian forces. A church in Sumy was burned down as a result of the battle.[8] The fighting between the two forces continued at about 10:30 p.m. on 24 February near the Sumy State University, where the Ukrainian 27th Artillery Brigade was stationed. At 1:39 a.m. on 25 February, it was reported that the Russian forces had retreated from the city.[9]
References
- ^ "Ворог відступив: у Сумах біля кадетського корпусу закінчився переможний бій". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Зеленський підписав указ про загальну мобілізацію". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian soldiers clash with Russians in a fierce fight near Sumy, a regional capital located near the border with Russia". The Kyiv Independent. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ @JulianRoepcke (25 February 2022). "#Breaking #NewsMap The Putin regime army captured the city of #Sumy (264.000 inhabitants) in N-E #Ukraine. There seems to be no fighting and Russia tanks control the center. #PutinAtWar" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @JulianRoepcke (25 February 2022). "Heavy urban fighting in Sumy. Seems some Ukrainian partisans are fighting the Russian occupiers" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @BNONews (25 February 2022). "WATCH: Heavy urban fighting in the Ukrainian city of Sumy - NYT" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Росія атакувала українські міста: де відбулися бої". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "У Сумах біля артучилища знову почався бій: горить церква – відео з місця події". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Ворог відступив: у Сумах біля кадетського корпусу закінчився переможний бій". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian).
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