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On 24 February 2022, the Russian military
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Ukraine, crossing the Russia-Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders at several points in
Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...
. Russian troops unsuccessfully attempted to capture the capital city of the oblast,
Chernihiv Chernihiv (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine ...
, as part of a strategy to reach the Ukraine's capital
Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
from the east. By 3 April, all Russian forces had reportedly left Chernihiv Oblast.


Occupation


Horodnia

Horodnia was occupied on 24 February 2022, the first day of the invasion. Russian forces left Horodnia on 1 April, blowing up a bridge as they withdrew. According to Ukrainian officials, the situation in the town was "under control" by the next day.


Russian withdrawal

In late March 2022, Russian officials said that their forces would "drastically" reduce military operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv, and announced on 29 March that they would withdraw from the areas. On 30 March, Russia began withdrawing troops from
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, including Chernihiv Oblast. By 31 March, the Chernihiv Oblast governor
Vyacheslav Chaus Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Chaus (; born on 28 August 1977) is a Ukrainian politician who is currently the governor of Chernihiv Oblast since 4 August 2021. Biography Vyacheslav Chaus was born in Chernihiv on 28 August 1977. In 1995, he graduat ...
said that Russian forces had begun withdrawing from the region. Ukrainian forces started recapturing many towns and settlements and by 3 April, Ukrainian officials and
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claimed Russian forces left Chernihiv Oblast for redeployment in
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and
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.


Aftermath

After Russian forces withdrew, Ukrainian forces began demining operations in Chernihiv Oblast. Russian forces still shell small towns and villages near the border with Russia. On 15 November 2024, a likely Russian reconnaissance and sabotage unit conducted a cross-border incursion into the Chernihiv Oblast. According to Russian military bloggers, the Russian force entered and/or seized the villages of
Hremiach Hremiach () is a village in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. The village is the northernmost point of Ukraine. It belongs to Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the ...
, , and , though the
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was unable to confirm that the Russian forces were maintaining positions in the area; Ukrainian officials claimed that Russian forces only briefly crossed into the region as part of an "information operation."


Control of cities


See also

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