Battle of Balakliia

Overview

On 6 September 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive against the Russian military during the Russo-Ukrainian war. As Ukraine announced the start of the Kherson counteroffensive in southern Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces also began a second counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.

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Significance

The Battle of Balakliia formed part of Ukraine's broader Kharkiv Oblast counteroffensive launched in early September 2022, conducted simultaneously with the announced Kherson counteroffensive in the south. The dual-front pressure complicated Russian defensive coordination. Ukrainian forces under Zaluzhnyi and Syrskyi faced a Russian grouping of approximately 9,000 troops, inflicting an estimated 1,500 casualties. The operation contributed to the rapid Ukrainian advance through eastern Kharkiv Oblast that characterized this phase of the war.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)