Battle of Slavutych

Significance

Slavutych, a purpose-built city housing workers of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, came under Russian attack in March 2022 as part of the broader offensive during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces compelled Ukrainian defenders to withdraw from the city, bringing a settlement of direct strategic relevance to the nearby Chernobyl nuclear infrastructure under Russian control. The fall of Slavutych was part of the wider Russian push through northern Ukraine during the early phase of the 2022 invasion.