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	The '''Sloviansk offensive''', including the '''battles of Dovhenke''' and '''battles of Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia''', were military engagements in the villages of ], 20 kilometers south of the city of ], ] and {{ill\|Krasnopillia, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast\|lt=Krasnopillia\|ru\|Краснополье (Славянский район)\|uk\|Краснопілля (Краматорський район)}} between the ] and the ] during the ] and ] of the ]. These offensives were part of a longer-term drive towards ].

	== Background ==
	{{Main\|Northeastern Ukraine offensive\|Eastern Ukraine offensive\|Battle of Donbas (2022)}}
	{{Further\|Battle of Izium (2022)}}

	] is a village on the border between ] and ] Oblasts. On 24 February 2022, ] invaded ],<!--Do NOT remove the two links of this clause; read the message above. --> in a steep escalation of the ], which had begun in 2014. The ] caused Europe's fastest-growing ] since ],<ref name="Blake-2022-03-15">{{cite web \|last=Blake \|first=Daniel Keane, Elly \|date=15 March 2022 \|title=What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply? \|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html \|access-date=15 March 2022 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pita \|first1=Antonio \|last2=Costa \|first2=Raúl Sánchez \|date=3 March 2022 \|title=Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II \|newspaper=] \|url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=9 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405100721/https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html \|archive-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> with more than ] the country<ref name="UNHCR-Ukraine">{{cite web \|title=Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation \|date=<!--kept up-to-date--> \|website=] \|url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine \|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> and a third of the population ].<ref>{{cite news \|first1=Rebecca \|last1=Ratcliffe \|first2=Abené \|last2=Clayton \|first3=Adam \|last3=Gabbatt \|first4=Léonie \|last4=Chao-Fong \|first5=Samantha \|last5=Lock \|first6=Tom \|last6=Ambrose \|date=19 March 2022 \|title=Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened \|work=] \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live \|access-date=28 March 2022 \|archive-date=18 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329020321/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=31 March 2022 \|title=Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says \|publisher=] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 \|url-status=live \|access-date=31 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331020115/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117 \|archive-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> On 1 April, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control.<ref name="radio">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-kyivshchyna-zsu-henshtab/31781218.html\|title=На Київщині ЗСУ звільнили 15 населених пунктів – зведення Генерального штабу\|website=Радіо Свобода \|date=2022-04-01 \|last1=Свобода \|first1=Радіо }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-russians-are-controlling-izyum-general-staff-of-the-ukrainian-armed-forces/\|title=The russians are controlling Izyum – General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces}}</ref> The following day, in an interview for '']'', Izium's Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin claimed that 80% of the city's residential buildings had been destroyed and that there was no power, heating, or water in the city.<ref name="milinua">{{Cite web\|url=https://pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/04/3/7336793/\|title=Izyum city government: Izyum 80% destroyed}}</ref>

	Russian forces captured Izium, a strategic city railway intersection in eastern ].<ref name="april1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-1\|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1 \| Institute for the Study of War\|website=understandingwar.org\|access-date=2022-06-04\|archive-date=2022-05-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516042101/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-1\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="radio"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-russians-are-controlling-izyum-general-staff-of-the-ukrainian-armed-forces/\|website=mil.in.ua\|title=The russians are controlling Izyum – General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces\|access-date=2022-06-04\|archive-date=2022-04-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403232857/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-russians-are-controlling-izyum-general-staff-of-the-ukrainian-armed-forces/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day in an interview for ], Izium's Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin claimed that 80% of the city's residential buildings had been destroyed and that there was no power, heating, or water in the city due to the recent battle. Days later, during the ] which both Russia and Ukraine shifted their resources towards, Kreminna became ] to the Russians and separatists on 18 April. The ], ], reported that 200 civilians were killed, although casualty numbers could be much higher than reported. Ukrainian officials reported on 25 April that Russian forces were killed in a gas explosion in the Russian-occupied Kreminna City Hall.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/04/25/7342040/index.amp \|title=Luhansk Military Administration: Russian occupiers and their collaborators die in an explosion in Kreminna City Hall \|website=Pravda.com.ua \|date=2022-04-25 \|access-date=2022-05-31 \|archive-date=2022-05-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530221510/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/04/25/7342040/index.amp \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 27 May and 8 June respectively, the last Ukrainian-controlled cities north of the ] river, ] and ], fell to Russian and separatist forces.<ref name="UK">{{Cite web\|url=https://news.yahoo.com/russia-captures-strategically-important-town-183825491.html\|title=Russia captures strategically important town ahead of 'next stage' of Ukraine invasion: UK intelligence\|website=news.yahoo.com\|access-date=2022-06-01\|archive-date=2022-05-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530172019/https://news.yahoo.com/russia-captures-strategically-important-town-183825491.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> After gaining control of these cities, the battlefield shifted to the forests and villages between Izium and Sloviansk, which includes the villages of ], ], and {{ill\|Krasnopillya, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast\|lt=Krasnopillya\|ru\|Краснополье (Славянский район)\|uk\|Краснопілля (Краматорський район)}}.

	Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia are strategic due to their location south of the Donets river. Since late May, Russian forces had been able to capture all Ukrainian-held towns north of the river, although ] were foiled by Ukrainian forces. By capturing Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia, Russian and separatist forces would be able to push southwards to ] and ], two of the last major Ukrainian-held cities in Donetsk Oblast and a major focus in the battle of Donbas.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Gall \|first1=Carlotta \|last2=Lima \|first2=Mauricio \|date=2022-07-08 \|title=As Russia Looms, a Ukrainian City's Loyalties Divide \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/world/europe/ukraine-sloviansk-russia.html \|access-date=2022-07-23 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Terajima \|first=Asami \|date=2022-07-06 \|title=Sloviansk under heavy fire as Russia's war enters new phase \|url=https://kyivindependent.com/national/sloviansk-under-fire-as-russias-war-enters-new-phase \|access-date=2022-07-23 \|website=The Kyiv Independent}}</ref> Sloviansk Mayor ] made calls on 6 July for residents to evacuate due to recent increases in shelling in civilian areas and the possibility of fighting occurring in the city.

	== Battles ==

	=== Russian offensive ===
	On 11 April, Russian forces launched an attack against Dovhenke and {{ill\|Dmytrivka, Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast\|lt=Dmytrivka\|uk\|Дмитрівка (Ізюмський район)}}, which was repelled by Ukrainian forces.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://24tv.ua/rosiyani-namagalisya-vzyati-dovgenke-dmitrivku-bezuspishno_n1946328\|title=Росіяни намагалися взяти Довгеньке та Дмитрівку і штурмували Золоте: нічого не вдалося\|first=Oksana\|last=Knyazhik\|publisher=]\|date=11 April 2022\|language=uk}}</ref>

	On 15 May, the Ukrainian military announced that Russia had launched a new assault to take the village.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15 \|url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15 \|access-date=16 May 2022 \|website=Critical Threats}}</ref>

	On 6 June, according to the Ukrainian News Agency, Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a new attack on Dovhenke, with Russian forces withdrawing part of their units to Izium due to losses sustained.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Russian Troops Trying To Advance In Direction Of Dovhenke Of Kharkiv Region - AFU \|url=https://ukranews.com/en/news/861505-russian-troops-trying-to-advance-in-direction-of-dovhenke-of-kharkiv-region-afu \|access-date=6 June 2022 \|website=Ukrainian News}}</ref> Around this time, Russian State Duma Deputy ] reportedly traveled to Dovhenke to take part in the assault on the village with the Donbas Volunteer Union.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 6 \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-6 \|access-date=6 June 2022 \|website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref>

	The first offensive towards Krasnopillia began on 7 June, when combined Russian and LPR forces launched an offensive through the forests south of Izyum, ], ], and ] towards the city of ], but were stopped at Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia.<ref name="april1" />

	By 12 June, Ukraine reported the Russian army was conducting an assault from Dovhenke towards Mazanivka and Dolina, indicating the village had been captured by Russian forces.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Armed Forces of Ukraine are killing the invaders on all fronts, the battle for Sievierodonetsk continues - the General Staff report \|url=https://news.yahoo.com/armed-forces-ukraine-killing-invaders-152740542.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANuIGc0TWHG-CwVbg-Nj80YM7dM_PQFVIHyErOR_fpRBnAP_P4QfMJX06ggQGSaQZ1DiDJbwWM-cpAMKn0XPuUYiM1aiDEHpaQqmyioLxV0UVwEgxXRHWYlDFt-HS3szFt2TXRDcncM0HOiQxU8voEs9VUMsDHvbfnA03uTJm3fc \|access-date=12 June 2022 \|website=Yahoo News}}</ref>

	On 17 June, Russian and LPR forces relaunched the offensive, this time attempting a more serious breakthrough near the towns, although this was pushed back by a Ukrainian counteroffensive.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Institute for the Study of War \|url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ \|access-date=2022-07-19 \|website=Institute for the Study of War \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/17/7352988/ \| title=Russian troops attempt to capture Bohorodychne but are repelled by Ukrainian Armed Forces – General Staff report }}</ref>

	On 24 June, Russian artillery targeted civilian infrastructure near Bohorodychne, Krasnopillia, and surrounding villages.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/24/7354348/ \| title=Ukrainian Armed Forces defeat Russian sabotage groups, launch airstrike on large Russian troop concentration – General Staff report }}</ref> Russian and LPR forces attempted another breakthrough six days later on 30 June, but were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ag.com.ua/news/operational-information-from-the-regions-of-the-active-community-network-june-30-2022_774/ \| title=Operational information from the regions of the Active Community Network June 30, 2022 }}</ref>

	As of 25 June, fighting continued near Dovhenke,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 25 \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-25 \|access-date=25 June 2022 \|website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> but at the end of the month, Russian operations moved to the south of the village,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 29 \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-29 \|access-date=29 June 2022 \|website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> with Russian troops attempting to advance from Dovhenke towards Mazanivka.<ref name="June30">{{Cite web \|title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 30 \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-30 \|access-date=30 June 2022 \|website=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref>

	The next Russian offensive was on 7 July, when Russian forces launched an unsuccessful attack on Bohorodychne, Krasnopillia, and the nearby village of Dolyna. That same day, Russian forces also unsuccessfully tried to bypass ] from the east with the intention of cutting the ''E40 Izium-Sloviansk highway,'' a key supply route for Ukrainian troops.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/artykul/2996299,russia-may-be-preparing-attack-on-ukraine%E2%80%99s-slovyansk-kramatorsk-report\|title=Russia may be preparing attack on Ukraine's Slovyansk, Kramatorsk: report\|website=Polskie Radio\|access-date=2022-07-08\|archive-date=2022-05-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516042101/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-1\|url-status=live}}</ref> A major offensive took place in Krasnopillia on 11 and 12 July, with fierce shelling taking place in ], ], ], and ], all villages near Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Institute for the Study of War \|url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ \|access-date=2022-07-23 \|website=Institute for the Study of War \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Ukrainian Armed Forces repel Russian assault on Krasnopillia and Mariinka General Staff report \|url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/ukrainian-armed-forces-repel-russian-042002932.html \|access-date=2022-07-11 \|website=yahoo.com}}</ref> The following day, on 13 July, further Russian attacks were repelled from the northern part of Krasnopillia and Dolyna, reportedly in an attempt to further cut off the Izium-Sloviansk highway.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ukraine Army repels enemy assault in Sloviansk direction \|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3527781-ukraine-army-repels-enemy-assault-in-sloviansk-direction.html \|access-date=2022-07-13 \|website=Ukrinform}}</ref>

	Russian offensives against Bohorodychne and Krasnopillia renewed unsuccessfully on 17 and 18 July, with heavy shelling taking place against the towns and nearby settlements.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ukraine Army Repulses Assaults and Russia's Attempt to Conduct Reconnaissance \|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/ukraine-army-repulses-assaults-and-russias-attempt-to-conduct-reconnaissance.html \|access-date=2022-07-17 \|website=Kyiv Post\|date=17 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Russian army suffers losses on Sloviansk and Avdiivka fronts – General Staff report \|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/07/18/7358794/ \|access-date=2022-07-18 \|website=Kyiv Post}}</ref> Shelling resumed again at Bohorodychne, Krasnopillia, and surrounding villages on 21 July.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2022-07-21 \|title=Russians trying to improve tactical position in Bakhmut direction \|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-armed-forces-drive-russian-040019018.html \|publisher=Yahoo}}</ref> On 26 July, Russian forces began another offensive against Krasnopillia and Bohorodychne, although were again unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2022-07-26 \|title=Russian forces fail to advance on the Sloviansk front, fighting continues on the Bakhmut front – General Staff report \|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/07/26/7360325/ \|publisher=Ukrainska Pravda}}</ref> Attacks restarted again on 31 July, when Russian forces began shelled Bohorodychne, Krasnopillia, and surrounding villages from the Russian-held village of Dmytrivka.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Invaders Suffer Losses And Retreat Near Sloviansk And Bakhmut - General Staff \|url=https://ukranews.com/en/news/872837-invaders-suffer-losses-and-retreat-near-sloviansk-and-bakhmut-general-staff \|access-date=2022-07-19 \|website=Ukrainian News}}</ref>

	=== Ukrainian counteroffensive ===
	On 5 August, presidential advisor ] announced that the Ukrainian army had started a new counteroffensive near Izium against Russian forces and that fighting had started again in Dovhenke.<ref name="august" /> The next day, there was heavy Russian bombardment in the area, including in Dovhenke;<ref></ref> this continued on 7 August.<ref></ref> On 8 August, Arestovych said that, according to some sources, Dovhenke had been recaptured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and that Ukraine was successfully advancing towards Izium.<ref></ref> A report published on that day by the ] said that Russian forces had destroyed seven ] in a group of various villages including Dovhenke.<ref></ref> On 9 August, Arestovych said that "Dovhenke is already behind us, according to some data. We have moved them."<ref></ref> That day, the ] reported that Dovhenke and several other villages were being attacked by Russian forces.<ref></ref> On 9 August, Ukrainian forces recaptured Mazanivka,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Axe \|first=David \|title=Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade Just Liberated A Village From The Russians \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/08/09/ukraines-93rd-mechanized-brigade-just-liberated-a-village-from-the-russians/ \|access-date=2022-09-04 \|website=Forbes \|language=en}}</ref>

	Russian forces shelled Dovhenke and the villages around on 10 August. Fighting stagnated until 6 September, when ] drove Russia from Dovhenke. It later pushed Russia from most of the Kharkiv oblast.<ref></ref>

	Russian ground offensives relaunched on 21 August south and southeast of Izium, aiming to recapture villages retaken by Ukraine in the previous weeks. Ukrainian sources reported on 22 August that Russian troops attempted to advance on Dmytrivka and Nova Dmytrivka, along with launching more attacks on Krasnopillia.<ref name=":0" /><ref></ref> Ukrainian forces also managed to capture the villages of Dibrivne and Dmytrivka in these counterattacks.<ref name=":0"></ref>

	=== Second Ukrainian counterattack and the fall of Izyum ===
	{{Main\|2022 Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive}}

	On 9 September, the Russian-backed administration ordered the "evacuation" of the population from Izium, Kupiansk and ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Окупанти оголосили "евакуацію" з Ізюма, Куп'янська і Великого Бурлука на Харківщині\|url=https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2022/09/09/novyna/suspilstvo/okupanty-oholosyly-evakuacziyu-izyuma-kupyanska-velykoho-burluka-xarkivshhyni\|website=Слово і Діло\|accessdate=2022-09-09\|language=uk\|archive-date=2022-09-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910140551/https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2022/09/09/novyna/suspilstvo/okupanty-oholosyly-evakuacziyu-izyuma-kupyanska-velykoho-burluka-xarkivshhyni\|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in the day Ukrainian forces reached Kupiansk, a vital transit hub at the junction of several of the main railway lines supplying Russian troops at the front.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hunder \|first1=Max \|last2=Balmforth \|first2=Tom \|title='Substantial victory' for Kyiv as Russian front crumbles near Kharkiv \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blinken-visits-ukraine-pivotal-moment-kyiv-claims-gains-2022-09-08/ \|access-date=9 September 2022 \|publisher=Reuters \|date=9 September 2022 \|archive-date=8 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908184120/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blinken-visits-ukraine-pivotal-moment-kyiv-claims-gains-2022-09-08/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The ] said it believed Kupyansk would likely fall in the next 72 hours.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Reuters; Editing by Cynthia Osterman \|date=9 September 2022 \|title=Ukraine retakes settlements in Kharkiv advance - Russian-installed official \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/civilians-being-evacuated-russian-held-kharkiv-region-towns-russian-installed-2022-09-09/ \|access-date=10 September 2022 \|website=reuters.com \|archive-date=11 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911081352/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/civilians-being-evacuated-russian-held-kharkiv-region-towns-russian-installed-2022-09-09/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> In response to the Ukrainian advance, Russian reserve units were sent as reinforcements to both Kupiansk and Izium.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Josh Pennington \|date=9 September 2022 \|title=Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv as Ukrainians advance \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/10/europe/ukraine-kharkiv-advances-intl-hnk/index.html \|access-date=10 September 2022 \|website=cnn.com \|archive-date=10 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910051130/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/10/europe/ukraine-kharkiv-advances-intl-hnk/index.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	On 10 September, Kupiansk and Izium were retaken by Ukrainian forces and Ukrainian forces were reportedly advancing towards ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://meduza.io/news/2022/09/10/ukrainskie-voyska-voshli-v-gorod-kupyansk-v-harkovskoy-oblasti-takzhe-soobschaetsya-chto-vsu-vzyali-izyum-i-nastupayut-na-liman\|title=Украинские войска вошли в ранее оккупированный Купянск в Харьковской области. Также сообщается, что ВСУ взяли Изюм и наступают на Лиман\|website=]\|access-date=2022-09-10\|archive-date=2022-09-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910140554/https://meduza.io/news/2022/09/10/ukrainskie-voyska-voshli-v-gorod-kupyansk-v-harkovskoy-oblasti-takzhe-soobschaetsya-chto-vsu-vzyali-izyum-i-nastupayut-na-liman\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/russia-ukraine-retreat-putin.html \|title=As Russians Retreat, Putin Is Criticized by Hawks Who Trumpeted His War \|author=Anton Troianovski \|work=New York Times \|date=10 September 2022 \|access-date=10 September 2022 \|archive-date=10 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203612/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/russia-ukraine-retreat-putin.html/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> An advisor to the head of Kharkiv regional council, Natalia Popova, posted photos on Facebook of soldiers holding a Ukrainian flag outside Kupiansk city hall.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web\|title=Ukraine retakes railway hub as Kharkiv counteroffensive gains ground\|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-retakes-railway-hub-kharkiv-142352051.html\|date=10 September 2022\|access-date=10 September 2022\|website=Yahoo Finance\|archive-date=11 September 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911081352/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-retakes-railway-hub-kharkiv-142352051.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Ukrainian security officials and police moved into the recaptured settlements to check the identities of those who stayed under Russian occupation.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Max Hunder and Vitalii Hnidyi \|date=10 September 2022 \|title=Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-troops-raise-flag-over-railway-hub-advance-threatens-turn-into-rout-2022-09-10/ \|access-date=10 September 2022 \|website=reuters.com \|archive-date=10 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910114602/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-troops-raise-flag-over-railway-hub-advance-threatens-turn-into-rout-2022-09-10/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Later that day, Luhansk Oblast Governor ] claimed that Ukrainian soldiers had advanced into the outskirts of ], while ] had reportedly managed to capture parts of ]. The '']'' said "the fall of the strategically important city of Izium, in Ukraine's east, is the most devastating blow to Russia since its humiliating retreat from Kyiv.”<ref name=nyt20220910>{{cite news \|last1=Gibbons-Neff \|first1=Thomas \|last2=Santora \|first2=Marc \|title=Ukrainian Offensive Seen as Reshaping the War's Contours \|date=10 September 2022 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/ukraine-offensive-izium-donbas.html \|newspaper=] \|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref> The Russian Ministry of Defence spokesperson ] responded to these developments by claiming that Russian forces in the Balakliya and Izyum area would "regroup" in the Donetsk area "in order to achieve the stated goals of the special military operation to liberate Donbas". Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that "The Russian army in these days is demonstrating the best that it can do — showing its back. And, of course, it's a good decision for them to run.{{check quotation}}<!-- MISSING " following: -->"<ref>{{cite news \|agency= Associated Press \|date= 10 September 2022 \|title= Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia's pullback from Kharkiv region 'a good decision' \|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-invasion-day-199-1.6578722 \|access-date= 11 September 2022 \|website= cbc.ca \|archive-date= 11 September 2022 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220911081356/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-invasion-day-199-1.6578722 \|url-status= live }}</ref> He claimed that Ukraine has recaptured {{convert\|2000\|sqkm}} since the start of the counteroffensive.<ref>{{Cite news \|author= Hugo Bachega and Matt Murphy \|date= 11 September 2022 \|title= Ukraine counter-offensive: Russian forces retreat as Ukraine takes key towns \|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62860774 \|work= BBC News \|access-date= 11 September 2022 \|archive-date= 10 September 2022 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220910232609/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62860774 \|url-status= live }}</ref>

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	File:Dovhenke after battles (2022-12-15) 15.jpg\|Destructions in the village
	File:Dovhenke after battles (2022-12-15) 11.jpg\|Destroyed WWII memorial
	File:Dovhenke after battles (2022-12-15) 16.jpg\|Destroyed historical exhibition
	File:Dovhenke after battles (2022-12-15) 02.jpg\|Inscriptions left by Russian soldiers
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