Part of the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian forces advance through Kupiansk
Date
8–16 September 2022 (1 week and 1 day)
Location
Kupiansk, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Result
Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia
Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Roman Berdnikov[1] Aleksandr Lapin
Oleksandr Syrskyi[2] Andriy Nikolaychuk †[3]
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Airborne Forces
Rosgvardiya
OMON[4]
Ukrainian Armed Forces
92nd OMBr[5]
25th Airborne Assault Brigade[6]
80th Air Assault Brigade[7]
Kraken Regiment[4]
Security Service of Ukraine
SBU Alpha Group
National Guard of Ukraine[8]
Casualties and losses
Ukrainian claim: 130+ killed, 16 captured[9][4]
Unknown
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The Battle of Kupiansk was a battle of the Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive that began on 8 September 2022 and ended on 16 September 2022. A Financial Times article on 28 September depicted the battle and the Ukrainian advance preceding it as "The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine."[10]
^"Командувача військ західного округу РФ Берднікова зняли з посади після успішного наступу ЗСУ на Харківщині". Цензор.НЕТ (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^Ministry of Defence of Ukraine [@DefenceU] (10 September 2022). "[...] The Commander of Ukrainian Land Forces, Hero of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi is leading the Ukrainian offensive in this sector. [...]" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Залишилася дружина та маленькі діти: вшануймо хвилиною мовчання військовослужбовця Андрія Ніколайчука". 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ abcJärvenkylä, Nina (16 November 2022). "IL Ukrainassa: Kraken-yksikkö työnsi venäläiset ulos Kupianskista – taisteluissa kaduilla juoksi sikoja ja venäläiset pakenivat metsään". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^Gerashchenko, Anton [@Gerashchenko_en] (11 September 2022). "Warriors of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade found an army electrician's "Manual for taking over the world" in Russian positions near Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast. All the notes were made by hand. Straightaway we can see the power of the Russian army. t.co/Py9vKuR6NI" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
^Balachuk, Iryna (10 September 2022). "Occupiers say they have left Izium and other settlements, while Ukrainian troops show a video: We are in Izium". Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^Cole, Brendan (10 September 2022). "Ukrainian forces capture key town as counteroffensive gathers pace: Kyiv". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^"Ukrainian serviceman on liberated Kupiansk: Collaborators in basements, children taken to Russia". Ukrinform. 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^Mazurenko, Alona (5 September 2022). "Armed Forces of Ukraine advance on Kramatorsk front, killing up to 100 occupiers near Kupiansk General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine". Financial Times(FT). 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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