Siege of Chernihiv

Siege of Chernihiv
	Part of the northern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Ukraine Hotel in Chernihiv after bombardment by Russian forces
Date	24 February – 4 April 2022; (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Chernihiv, Ukraine
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces Russian Airborne Forces 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade; ; Russian Ground Forces 1st Guards Tank Army; 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 36th Combined Arms Army; 41st Combined Arms Army 74th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; 35th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; 90th Guards Tank Division; ; ;	Ukrainian Armed Forces 1st Tank Brigade; 119th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine); Different territorial and reserve units ;
Strength
30,000 troops	2,000 troops initially (1st Tank Brigade)
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine (as of 2 March):; 132 soldiers killed; 200–250 soldiers captured; 56 fuel trucks destroyed	Per Ukraine:; 300–350 soldiers killed
	700+ civilians killed, 40 missing

The siege of Chernihiv was a military engagement in the city of Chernihiv, in Chernihiv Oblast in the north of Ukraine. It began on 24 February 2022, as part of the northern Ukraine offensive, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 4 April 2022, Ukrainian authorities stated that the Russian military had left Chernihiv Oblast.

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