What the records say
- When
- 28 Feb 2022
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 50.31° N, 34.90° E
- Description
- 2022 military operation
Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian offensive in Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Zhytomyr. The Russian operations in northern Ukraine were initially launched as an attempt to capture Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and the seat of the Ukrainian government.
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