Published December 19, 2023 | Version 1.00
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Urban Combat Lessons Learned: The Battle of Kyiv, February – March 2022

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  • 1. ROR icon United States Army Command and General Staff College

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The Russian attempt to seize the city of Kyiv in February 2022 is arguably the most decisive battle of the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war. This paper describes the successful defense of Kyiv by the Ukraine Defense Forces and the lessons learned from the battle. This battle for the critical urban center offers many lessons for the military professional interested in urban warfare. There are lessons learned applicable to all levels of war –strategic to tactical. These include the critical importance of urban areas, why military considerations are often not dominant, and the criticality of leadership and combined arms tactics. Interestingly, most of the lessons learned regarding urban warfare in the battle of Kyiv reflect the same lessons learned from the major urban battles since World War II.

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