2022 Chornobaivka attacks

2022 Chornobaivka attacks
	Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; The Kherson International Airport in Chornobaivka after the Russian withdrawal from the village
Date	Sporadic attacks from 27 February to 5 November 2022
Location	Kherson International Airport, Chornobaivka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Ukraine successfully carried out dozens of attacks against Russian forces, causing heavy casualties and equipment losses
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 8th Guards Combined Arms Army; 22nd Army Corps; 49th Combined Arms Army; 76th Guards Air Assault Division; 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment;	Ukrainian Armed Forces 30th Mechanized Brigade;
Strength
Several military helicopters	Bayraktar TB2 combat drones, mortars and HIMARS multiple rocket launchers
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine:; 2 generals; Dozens of helicopters and other military equipment; 75 soldiers killed (15 May attack only)	Per Russia:; 1 drone and 5 missiles shot down

The 2022 Chornobaivka attacks were a series of Ukrainian attacks against the Russian-held Kherson International Airport at Chornobaivka, which began on 27 February 2022 during the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chornobaivka, located in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast, saw dozens of attacks on Russian positions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces following a bombing and takeover by the Russian Armed Forces of the town's airport.

According to Ukraine, these attacks resulted in the death of the Russian general Yakov Rezantsev of the 49th Combined Arms Army on 24 March. Russian general Andrey Mordvichev of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army was also reported killed in an attack on 18 March, but was later confirmed to still be alive. The deaths of many Russian soldiers and the destruction of their accompanying military equipment due to the attacks at the locality were also reported. Amid Russia's heavy purported losses, memes on Ukrainian social media appeared mocking Russia's losses in Chornobaivka. Chornobaivka became a popular phenomenon in general Ukrainian society.

Ukrainian attacks against the Russian army at Chornobaivka continued up to 5 November, four days before the announced Russian withdrawal from the area. Chornobaivka was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 11 November, putting an end to the Russian occupation of its airport.

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