UAF StratCom

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 01.04.26

In 2022 Russian propagandists tried until the very end to present their retreat as 'planned.' However, the amount of abandoned equipment pointed to a panicked flight caused by the threat of encirclement. #оборонаКиєва

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 31.03.26

"Ruins all around, glass crunching under our feet, but we took out the flag. When it unfurled in the wind, the guys had tears in their eyes," — soldier of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, callsign "Lev" (Lion). #оборонаКиєва

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 30.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 29.03.26

"March 30 marked the final collapse of the enemy's logistics in the Kyiv region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shifted to pursuit tactics. The Russian forces began to 'shrink' toward the Chernobyl zone, preparing for a final dash across the border." #оборонаКиєва

"It was the massive mining of our land. Russians were leaving, but they wanted to leave behind death. We started pressing their rearguards so they wouldn't have time" — soldier of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, callsign "Chess Player" (Shakhmatyst). #оборонаКиєва

"Ruins all around, glass crunching under our feet, but we took out the flag. When it unfurled in the wind, the guys had tears in their eyes," — soldier of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, callsign "Lev" (Lion). #оборонаКиєва

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 28.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 27.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 26.03.26

Early March: Russians advance on Kyiv in a 64-kilometer-long military convoy. Late March: the remnants of the convoy dig into the forests to survive.

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 25.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 24.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 23.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 22.03.26

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 21.03.26

The secret weapon that helped Ukraine win the Battle of Kyiv was the residents of the Kyiv region themselves. Yesterday’s civilians, whom the russians expected to conquer with barely a fight, instead buried the "second army of the world" into the earth of Kyiv.

Total estimated combat enemy losses amounted from 24.02.22 to 20.03.26