Battle of Izium

Battle of Izium
	Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Remains of an apartment complex where 54 people were killed by Russian shelling
Date	3 March – 1 April 2022; (4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 1st Guards Tank Army 27th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; ; 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade; 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division; 45th Engineer Regiment;	Ukrainian Armed Forces 3rd Tank Brigade; 81st OAeMBr; 49th Infantry Battalion; 95th ODShBr; Territorial Defense Forces; Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion;
Casualties and losses
19+ killed,; 46+ wounded; 1 captured; 1 Su-35 lost; 1 Su-34 lost	100+ killed
	50+ civilians killed

The battle of Izium was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine that occurred as part of the eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle started in March 2022 for control of the town of Izium due to the town's importance as a transportation node. The Russian military wanted to capture Izium so its forces in Kharkiv Oblast could link up with their troops in the Donbas region.

On 10 September 2022, Ukrainian forces recaptured the town during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive and local mass graves with 440 bodies were found. Izium's population decreased to just 10,000 due to the war.

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