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Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives

Sep – Nov 2022Key eventEssentialKharkiv / Kherson

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MilitaryTerritorial changeThe eastern front

Ukraine retakes thousands of square kilometres in the northeast, then forces Russian withdrawal from Kherson city — the only regional capital Russia captured.

Why it mattersThe high-water mark of Ukrainian battlefield momentum, and the origin of Western expectations that the 2023 offensive would repeat it.

Confidence: HighSources: Established historical recordMethodology Corrections

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4 records that this event names, or that name it. Every one is an explicit reference in a published record — nothing here is inferred from subject matter.

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CounteroffensivesThe Kharkiv breakthrough

Participants

Organisations this event records, with the role and confidence it states.

1st Guards Tank Army · atlasAffected organisationmoderate confidence
Kraken · atlasParticipantmoderate confidence

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