Battle of Makariv

Battle of Makariv
	Part of the northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	27 February – 25 March 2022; (3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Makariv, Ukraine
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Yuri Medvedev (WIA)	Unknown
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade;	Armed Forces of Ukraine 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade; 95th Air Assault Brigade; Territorial Defense Forces; Special Tasks Patrol Police Safari Regiment;
Casualties and losses
Heavy; close to half of the 37th Brigade is killed	Unknown
	200+ civilians killed

The battle of Makariv was a military engagement in the town of Makariv in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 27 February 2022 to 25 March 2022, the last day that fighting was reported in Makariv. Shelling of the town continued until 31 March, and the Makariv settlement hromada was fully liberated the next day, on 1 April.

Following the liberation of the area, it was discovered that over 200 civilians had been murdered by the Russian occupying forces in the territory of the Makariv settlement hromada. This often included cases of torture, killing the elderly, and shooting people in the head with their hands tied behind their backs.

^ ^a ^b Российский военный переехал на танке своего командира в отместку за гибель товарищей в боях под Киевом
^ ^a ^b Russian troops attack own commanding officer after suffering heavy losses
^ "Останній бій екіпажу Героїв". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ Українські військові звільнили смт Макарів на Київщині від російських окупантів
^ "In Ukrainian town, reality doesn't match government boasts of victory over Russian forces". The Washington Post. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^ “This is my land, I am ready to kill for it”. How Ukrainian women fight on the front line
^ Макарівський голова: «Ми знайшли понад 200 вбитих росіянами людей»

[37th-1-1] Российский военный переехал на танке своего командира в отместку за гибель товарищей в боях под Киевом

[37th-2-2] Russian troops attack own commanding officer after suffering heavy losses

[14th-3] "Останній бій екіпажу Героїв". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[95th-4] Українські військові звільнили смт Макарів на Київщині від російських окупантів

[territorial-5] "In Ukrainian town, reality doesn't match government boasts of victory over Russian forces". The Washington Post. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[6] “This is my land, I am ready to kill for it”. How Ukrainian women fight on the front line

[:200-7] Макарівський голова: «Ми знайшли понад 200 вбитих росіянами людей»

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Battle of Makariv

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