Battle of Vasylkiv
| Battle of Vasylkiv | |||||||
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| Part of the Kyiv Offensive (2022) and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ukraine |
 Russia | ||||||
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 Russian Armed Forces | ||||||
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| Unknown killed, 200+ wounded[2] | 2 Ilyushin Il-76 planes shot down (according to Ukraine) | ||||||
The Battle of Vasylkiv was a military engagement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on 26 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Battle
In the early morning of 26 February, Russian paratroopers began landing near the city of Vasylkiv, just 40 kilometers south of Kyiv, in an attempt to secure Vasylkiv Air Base. Heavy fighting between the Russian paratroopers and Ukrainian defenders occurred in the city.[4][5]
According to American and Ukrainian officials, at 01:30, a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet shot down a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 carrying paratroopers.[6][7] At 03:20, a second Il-76 was shot down over the nearby city of Bila Tserkva.[8][9][10]
The mayor of Vasylkiv stated that over 200 Ukrainians were wounded in the engagement.[11] She later claimed that Ukrainian forces had repelled the assault by Russian paratroopers on the military air base near the city and the central street, with the situation in the city having calmed down.[12][13] The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian forces patrolled the city in the morning and were searching for Russian stragglers.[14][15]
In the early morning of 27 February, a Russian missile struck an oil depot in Vasylkiv, setting it ablaze.[16]
References
- ^ "Васильків – під контролем українських військових, бої закінчуються – влада". www.radiosvoboda.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Васильків: бої тривають на центральній вулиці міста – міська голова
- ^ Tsvetkova, Maria (26 February 2022). "Kyiv braces for assault as Russia, Ukraine signal possibility of talks". Financial Post. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Окупанти намагаються висадити десант у Василькові, йдуть бої". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "У Василькові збили винищувач та два гвинтокрили окупантів". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Помста за Луганськ 2014: біля Василькова збили ІЛ-76 із ворожими десантниками". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "На Донбасі збили російський вертоліт і штурмовик". portal.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1497392300019920897?t=8DZIE-xGHSKsREg-e_CP-w&s=19
- ^ AP. "US officials say 2 Russian transport planes shot down over Ukraine". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Sorting fact, disinformation after Russian attack on Ukraine". ABC News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ CNN (25 February 2022). "Mayor of town south of Kyiv speaks of heavy fighting in streets". CNN. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-kyiv-boris-johnson-business-2db2e7aeab196d941e7b66492feca14b
- ^ "Russian attacks repulsed in cities, regions, leaders say". NBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Trofimov, Yaroslav (26 February 2022). "Russia's Assault on Ukraine Presses Forward as Street Battles Rage in Kyiv". WSJ. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Fight for Vasylkiv ends with victory of Ukrainian Armed Forces - official". AzerNews.az. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Russia hits Kyiv Region's Vasylkiv with cruise or ballistic missiles". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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