Battle of Moshchun

Battle of Moshchun
	Part of the northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; An aerial photograph of Moshchun after the battle
Date	5–21 March 2022; (2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Moshchun, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine50°36′13″N 30°18′48″E / 50.60361°N 30.31333°E
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Sergey Chubarykin	Oleksandr Syrskyi; Oleksandr Vdovychenko; Roman Kovalenko
Units involved
76th Guards Air Assault Division; 155th Separate Marine Brigade;	72nd Mechanized Brigade;
Strength
30,000 troops (including Irpin)	3,000 troops (including Irpin)
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: 100 confirmed killed	Per Ukraine: 118 killed

The battle of Moshchun was a series of military engagements for control of the village of Moshchun and its surroundings during the initial phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 5 March to 21 March 2022, and has been described as "one of the fiercest and most important battles during the defense of Kyiv."^[6]^[7]

^ "'Kill Everyone': Russian Violence in Ukraine Was Strategic". PBS. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sonne, Paul; Khurshudyan, Isabelle; Morgunov, Serhiy; Khudov, Kostiantyn. "Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
^ ^a ^b "The Untold Story of the Battle for Kyiv | Small Wars Journal".
^ Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Journalists identify 100 Russian soldiers killed trying to seize Kyiv last March
^ The fate of Ukraine and the capital was decided in the battles for the towns and villages of Kyiv region – Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of the warriors fallen in the battle for Moshchun
^ Raghavan, Sudarsan; Gerberg, Jon; Levine, Heidi (2022-03-30). "In bloodied front-line town, Ukrainian forces push Russians back". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
^ "Оборона Києва залежала від Мощуна. Командувач ЗСУ Сирський розповів, як захищали столицю" [The defense of Kyiv depended on Moschun. The commander of the ZSU Sirskyi told how they defended the capital]. ukranews.com (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

[frontline-1] "'Kill Everyone': Russian Violence in Ukraine Was Strategic". PBS. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.

[wp-2] Sonne, Paul; Khurshudyan, Isabelle; Morgunov, Serhiy; Khudov, Kostiantyn. "Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2023-02-09.

[auto-3] "The Untold Story of the Battle for Kyiv | Small Wars Journal".

[4] Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Journalists identify 100 Russian soldiers killed trying to seize Kyiv last March

[5] The fate of Ukraine and the capital was decided in the battles for the towns and villages of Kyiv region – Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of the warriors fallen in the battle for Moshchun

[6] Raghavan, Sudarsan; Gerberg, Jon; Levine, Heidi (2022-03-30). "In bloodied front-line town, Ukrainian forces push Russians back". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

[7] "Оборона Києва залежала від Мощуна. Командувач ЗСУ Сирський розповів, як захищали столицю" [The defense of Kyiv depended on Moschun. The commander of the ZSU Sirskyi told how they defended the capital]. ukranews.com (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

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Battle of Moshchun

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