List of wars involving Ukraine

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The following is an incomplete list of major wars fought by Ukraine, by Ukrainian people or by regular armies during periods when independent Ukrainian states existed, from antiquity to the present day. It also includes wars fought outside Ukraine by Ukrainian military.

The separate section contains list of wars involving Crimean Tatars' states.

The list gives the name, the date, combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

  Ukrainian victory
  Ukrainian defeat
  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
  Ongoing conflict

Kievan Rus[]

This section contains list of wars involving Kievan Rus' and its principalities located on the territory of modern Ukraine (Principality of Kiev, Principality of Chernigov, Principality of Pereyaslavl, Principality of Volhynia, Principality of Terebovlia, Principality of Halych, Principality of Turov and Pinsk), Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia and Ukrainian duchies under Polish and Lithuanian crowns (like Duchy of Kyiv).

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
830s Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus' Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Unclear
860 Rus'–Byzantine War (860) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Victory
907 Rus'–Byzantine War (907) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Victory
920–1036 Rus'-Pechenegs' campaigns Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' Pechenegs Different results
941 Rus'–Byzantine War (941) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Defeat
964–965 Sviatoslav's campaign against Khazars Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' Khazar Khaganate Victory. Destruction of Khazar Khaganate.
967/968–971 Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Defeat
981 Rus' raid on Czerwień Towns Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Duchy of Poland Victory
987 Rus'–Byzantine War (987) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Agreement. Baptism of Vladimir and further Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
1018 German–Polish War (1002–1018) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Duchy of Poland Defeat
1022 Yaroslav the Wise's attack on Brest Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Duchy of Poland Defeat
1024 Rus'–Byzantine War (1024) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Defeat
1043 Rus'–Byzantine War (1043) Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'  Byzantine Empire Defeat
1055–1223 Rus'-Cumans' campaigns Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' Cumans Different results
1069, 1074, 1077 Bolesław II the Generous's raids on Rus' Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland Defeats
1076 Bolesław II the Generous's raid on Bohemia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'
Přemyslovci erb.svg Duchy of Bohemia Polish victory
1092 Ruthenian and Cuman raid on Poland Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland Victory
1101 Ruthenian and Cuman raid on Poland Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland Victory
1120 Ruthenian and Cuman raid on Poland Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland Victory
1139–1142 Fights between Duchy of Masovia and Rus' Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg Bolesław IV the Curly Victory
1147 Bolesław IV the Curly's raid on Old Prussians POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Bolesław IV the Curly
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'
Old Prussians Bolesław IV the Curly's victory
1187 Ruthenian raid on Lesser Poland Alex K Halych 2.svg Principality of Halych POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Casimir II the Just Victory
1188–1189 Béla III's military campaign against Halych Alex K Halych 2.svg Principality of Halych Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Defeat
1189 Casimir II the Just's raid on Halych Coa Hungary Country History Bela III (1172-1196).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Alex K Halych 2.svg Principality of Halych
POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Casimir II the Just Defeat
1205 Roman the Great's raid on Poland Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Leszek I the White Defeat. Death of Roman the Great.
1207 Leszek I the White's raid on Rus' Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Leszek I the White
Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg Konrad I of Masovia
Defeat
1213–1214, 1219, 1233–1234 Andrew II's military campaigns against Halych Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Victory. Hungarian retreat.
1214 Leszek I the White's raid on Volodymyr-Volynskyi Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Leszek I the White
Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Defeat
1218–1221 Polish-Hungarian-Ruthenian War Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Leszek I the White
Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Victory
1223–1240 Mongol invasion of Rus'
(see also List of Tatar and Mongol raids against Rus')
Vladimir-Suzdal
Alex K Kyiv Michael 2.svg Kyiv
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Galicia-Volhynia
Nowogród.svg Novgorod Republic
Smolensk
Turov and Pinsk
Rostov
Chernigov
Ryazan
Pereyaslavl
Mongol Empire Defeat. Principalities of Kievan State becoming vassals of the Mongol Golden Horde.
1236–1237
  • 1236
Wars between Konrad I of Masovia and Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg Konrad I of Masovia Victory
1248–1455 Three raids on Yotvingians POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Bolesław V the Chaste
Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg Siemowit I of Masovia
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Yotvingians Bolesław V the Chaste's victory
1252–1254 Kuremsa raid on South Volyn Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Golden Horde flag 1339.svg Golden Horde Victory
1280 War between Leszek II the Black and Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Leszek II the Black Defeat
1323 Polish-Hungarian raid on Ruthenia Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
Coat of arms of the early kings of Hungary (15th century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Defeat
1340–1392 Galicia–Volhynia Wars Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg Kingdom of Poland
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg local factions
Blason Louis Ier de Hongrie.svg Kingdom of Hungary
Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg Duchy of Masovia
COA of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Golden Horde
Alex K Halych-Volhynia.svg local factions
Alex Volhynia.svg Duchy of Lodomeria
Expansion of Poland and Lithuania at expense of Rus'.
1362/1363 Battle of Blue Waters COA of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Alex K Kyiv Michael 2.svg Principality of Kyiv
Golden Horde flag 1339.svgGolden Horde Victory
1389–1392 Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) Den tyske ordens skjold.svg Teutonic Knights
Coat of arms of Samogitia.svg Samogitia
Alex Volhynia.svg Rus' principalities
Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
Ostrów Agreement
1409–1411
  • 1410
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
  • Battle of Grunwald
POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
COA of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Ruthenia, Masovia, Moldavia, Tatars, Czechs, Bohemia, Moravia, Wallachia, Smolensk
Flag of the Teutonic Order.svg State of the Teutonic Order Victory
1431–1435 Lithuanian Civil War (1431–1435) Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Grand Duchy of Rus' (Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kyiv, Volhynia)
Den tyske ordens skjold.svg Teutonic Knights
Den tyske ordens skjold.svg Livonian Order
Golden Horde flag 1339.svg Golden Horde
Coat of arms of Moldavia.svg Principality of Moldavia
Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Samogitian Eldership, Trakai Voivodeship, Vilnius Voivodeship, Podlasie)
POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
Hussites
Defeat

Cossack Ukraine[]

This section contains list of wars involving Zaporozhian Cossacks (including Danubian Sich) and Cossack Hetmanate (both of right-bank and left-bank).

Uprisings[]

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1591–1593 Kosiński Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Defeat
1594–1596 Nalyvaiko Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Defeat
1625 Zhmaylo Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Treaty of Kurukove
1630 Fedorovych Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Renewed agreement
1635 Sulyma Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Kodak Fortress destroyed
1637 Pavlyuk Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Defeat
1638 Ostryanyn Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Defeat
1648–1657
  • 1651
Khmelnytsky Uprising Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Zaporozhian Cossacks
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Tatars (1649–1654, 1656–1657)
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Tatars (1654–1656)
Emergence of Cossack state
1657–1658 Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Tatars
Zaporozhian Cossacks Instead of previous uprisings this one was not against Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, but against actual hetman of Cossack state Ivan Vyhovsky. The uprising was defeated and Russo-Ukrainian war of 1658–1659 began.
1659 Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
 Ottoman Empire
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
Zaporozhian Cossacks
Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png Tsardom of Russia
As well as Barabash Uprising this one was against actual hetman of Cossack state Ivan Vyhovsky. The uprising won, Vyhovsky fled to Poland.
1702–1704 Paliy Uprising Zaporozhian Cossacks
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png Tsardom of Russia
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Uprising was defeated, but Right-bank Ukraine became part of Cossack Hetmanate.
1734 Haidamakas Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Defeat
1750 Haidamakas Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russia Russian Empire
Defeat
1768–1769 Koliivshchyna Haidamakas Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russia Russian Empire
Defeat

Cossack naval campaigns[]

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1602 Raid on Kiliya Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire Victory
1606 Raid on Kiliya and Akkerman Zaporozhian Cossacks led by  Ottoman Empire Victory
1607 Raid on Ochakiv Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny  Ottoman Empire Victory
1608 Raid on Perekop Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Petro Sahaidachny  Ottoman Empire Victory
1609 Raid on Kiliya, Izmayil and Akkerman Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Petro Sahaidachny  Ottoman Empire Victory
1613 Raid on Northern Turkey Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire Victory
1614 Raid on Trabzon and Sinop in Northern Turkey Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire Victory
1615 Raid on Constantinople Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire Victory
1616 Raid on Kafa in Crimea, Trabzon and Sinop in Northern Turkey Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Petro Sahaidachny  Ottoman Empire
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
Victory
1617 Raid on Constantinople Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire Victory

Other conflicts[]

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1558–1583 Livonian War Baltic coat of arms.svg Livonian Confederation
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(before 1569 the Polish–Lithuanian union)
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark–Norway
Sweden Sweden
Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Zaporozhian Cossacks
Coat of arms of Transylvania.svg Principality of Transylvania (after 1577)
Tsardom of Russia
Qasim Khanate
Kingdom of Livonia
Victory
1577 Ivan Pidkova's Moldavian campaign Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Zaporozhian Cossacks  Moldavia
 Ottoman Empire
Pidkova became ruler of Moldavia.
1591–1606 Long War  Holy Roman Empire

Coat of arms of Hungary (1918-1919).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia
Flag of Transylvania before 1918.svg Transylvania
 Wallachia
 Moldavia
Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Zaporozhian Host
 Spain
Serbian Cross.svg Serbian hajduks
 Papal States
 Venice
Medici Flag of Tuscany.png Tuscany
Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg Persia
Cross Order of Saint Stephanus.jpg Knights of St. Stephen
Coat of arms of the House of Este (1471).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Coat of arms of the House of Gonzaga (1433).svg Duchy of Mantua
 Duchy of Savoy

 Ottoman Empire
Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Nogai Khanate
Peace of Zsitvatorok
1620–1621
  • 1621
Polish–Ottoman War Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Zaporozhian Cossacks
 Ottoman Empire Indecisive.
1654–67 Russo-Polish War Imperial Coat of arms of Russia (17th century).svg Tsardom of Russia
Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Ukrainian Cossacks
Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Ukrainian Cossacks
Treaty of Andrusovo, division of Cossack Hetmanate between Poland and Russia
1658–1659
  • 1659
Russo-Ukrainian / Moscovian-Cossack war Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png Tsardom of Russia Pereyaslav Articles
1650, 1652, 1653 Bohdan Khmelnytsky's Moldavian campaign Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
Flag of Moldavia.svg Principality of Moldavia
Flag of Wallachia.svg Principality of Wallachia
Coat of arms of Transylvania.svg Principality of Transylvania
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Status quo
1655–1660
  • 1655–1660
Second Northern War Sweden Swedish Empire
Brandenburg Brandenburg-Prussia (1656–1657)
Flag of Transylvania before 1918.svg Principality of Transylvania
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate (1657)
POL COA Radziwiłł.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
 Wallachia
 Moldavia
Poland–Lithuania
Denmark Denmark–Norway
 Habsburg Monarchy
Russia (1656–1658)
Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Brandenburg-Prussia (1655–1656, 1657–1660)
Dutch Republic
Indecisive for Ukraine
1663–1675 Turkish-Cossack conflict Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Zaporozhian Cossacks by Ivan Sirko Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
 Ottoman Empire
Victory
1666–1671 Polish–Cossack–Tatar War Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Gerae-tamga.png Crimean Khanate
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Start of Polish–Ottoman War
1672–1676
  • 1673
Polish–Ottoman War  Ottoman Empire
Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Moldavia Principality of Moldavia
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate (Doroshenko's faction)
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
 Principality of Wallachia (in 1673)
Ottoman Empire won control over parts of Ukraine
1676–1681 Russo-Turkish War Russia Tsardom of Russia  Ottoman Empire Treaty of Bakhchisarai
1683–1699
  • 1683
  • 1683
Polish–Ottoman War Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth  Ottoman Empire Decisive Holy League victory.
1686–1700 Russo-Turkish War Flag of Russia (1668).svg Tsardom of Russia
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Habsburg Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
 Ottoman Empire
Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Victory
1700–1721
  • 1709
Great Northern War
  • Battle of Poltava
Sweden Swedish Empire
(1700–1721)
Holstein–Gottorp
(1700–1719)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(1704–1709)
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire (1710–1714)

Cossack Hetmanate (1708–1709)
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain
(1719–1721)

Russia Tsardom of Russia
(1700–1721)
Electorate of Saxony Electorate of Saxony
(1700–1706, 1709–1719)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(1701–1704, 1704–1709, 1709–1719)
Denmark Denmark–Norway
(1700, 1709–1720)
Cossack Hetmanate
(1700–1708, 1709–1721)
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia (1715–1720)
Province of Hanover Electorate of Hanover (1715–1719)
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain
(1717–1719)
 Moldavia (1711)
Defeat
1710–1711 Pruth River Campaign  Ottoman Empire

Sweden Swedish Empire
Cossack Hetmanate (fraction of Pylyp Orlyk)
Zaporizhian Sich

Russian Empire Tsardom of Russia
Cossack Hetmanate (fraction of Ivan Skoropadsky)
 Moldavia
Decisive Ottoman victory. Treaty of Pruth
1735–1739 Austro-Russian–Turkish War  Russian Empire

 Habsburg Empire

 Ottoman Empire
  • Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Treaty of Niš, Treaty of Belgrade
1768–1774 Russo-Turkish War  Russian Empire

Greek Revolution flag.svg Greek insurgents
Flag of Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.svg Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
Imeretiflag.jpg Kingdom of Imereti

 Ottoman Empire
  • Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate
Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
1775 the fall of Zaporizhian Sich Herb Viyska Zaporozkogo (Alex K).svg Zaporozhian Cossacks  Russian Empire Defeat

Under Austrian and Russian empires[]

War of independence[]

This section contains list of wars involving different Ukrainian states de facto existed between 1917 and 1922 (Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State, Western Ukrainian People's Republic, Hutsul Republic, Komancza Republic) and other Ukrainian anti-bolshevik state formations (Kuban People's Republic, Free Territory, Ukrainian Republic of the Far East).

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1917–1921
  • 1918
  • 1918
Ukrainian War of IndependenceUkrainian–Soviet War
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukrainian Galician Army
 German Empire (until 1918)
Russian SFSR
Ukrainian SSR
Defeat
7–8 January 1919 Hutsul uprising Hutsul Republic
Hungary
Victory
1918–1919
  • 1918
  • 1918
  • 1919
Ukrainian War of IndependencePolish–Ukrainian War
West Ukrainian People's Republic

Ukrainian People's Republic
Hutsul Republic
Komancza Republic

Poland

Romania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia

Defeat
1919–1921 Polish–Soviet War
(see also List of battles of the Polish–Soviet War)
 Second Polish Republic
 Ukrainian nationalists
 Russian SFSR
 Ukrainian SSR
 Byelorussian SSR
Polrewkom
Polish victory, Ukrainian defeat (Peace of Riga)
1917–1920 Russian Civil WarSouthern Front Ukraine
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Black Army[groupnameA 1]
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian SFSR[groupnameB 1]


White Army[groupnameB 1]
Black Army[groupnameA 1]

Defeat
1918–1923 Russian Civil WarEastern Front Green Ukraine
Buryat-Mongolia
White Movement[groupnameB 1]
 Russian SFSR[groupnameB 1]
Defeat

As a part of Soviet Union[]

This section contains list of wars involving also different Soviet republics which were located on the territory of modern Ukraine and were de jure independent (Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets, Ukrainian Soviet Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic, Odessa Soviet Republic, Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic).

World War II[]

This section contains only military activity of non-Soviet and non-Nazi Ukrainian organizations.

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1939 Hungarian occupation of Carpathian Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg Carpatho-Ukraine Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary Defeat
1941 World War IIDeclaration of Ukrainian Independence, 1941 OUN-B-01.svg Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists  Nazi Germany Cessation of OUN and German co-operation, commencement of the purely pro-Ukrainian UPA
1942–1944 World War II — Non-Soviet anti-Nazi activity OUN-r Flag 1941.svg Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army
 Nazi Germany Potsdam Conference
1942–1947 World War II — Non-Soviet anti-Polish activity OUN-r Flag 1941.svg Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army
Flag of Poland.svg Armia Krajowa
Flag of Poland.svg Armia Ludowa
Polish–Soviet border agreement and Vistula Operation
1942–1950 World War II — Anti-Soviet activity OUN-r Flag 1941.svg Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army
 Soviet Union Cessation of activity

Wars involving Crimean Tatars' states[]

This section contains wars involving Crimean Khanate and Crimean People's Republic.

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
5 August 1506 Battle of Kletsk Crimean Khanate Grand Duchy of Lithuania Decisive Lithuanian victory
April 28, 1512 Battle of Wisniowiec Crimean Tatars Kingdom of Poland

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Polish-Lithuanian victory
27 January 1527 Battle of Olshanitsa Grand Duchy of Lithuania Crimean Khanate Lithuanian victory
9–11 May 1583 Battle of Torches Ottoman Empire
  • Crimean Khanate
Safavid Persia

Georgian irregurals

Decisive Ottoman victory
19–20 September 1595 Battle of Cecora Ottoman Empire

Crimean Khanate

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Moldavia

Polish victory
27 July – 2 August 1572 Battle of Molodi Crimean Khanate Tsardom of Russia Decisive Russian victory
28 January 1606 Battle of Udycz Crimean Tatars Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian victory
9 July 1612 Battle of Cornul lui Sas Moldavia

Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moldavian victory
20 June 1624 Battle of Martynów Crimean Tatars Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian victory
30 January 1644 Battle of Okhmativ Crimean Tatars Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish victory
28–30 1651 Battle of Berestechko Zaporozhian Cossacks

Crimean khanate

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Decisive Polish victory
August 1656 Battle of Łowicz Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Crimean Khanate

Sweden Polish and tatar victory
17 September – 7 October 1620 Battle of Cecora Ottoman Empire
Crimean khanate
Wallachia
Lipka Tatars
Transylvania
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Moldavia

Decisive Ottoman victory
2 September – 8 October 1621 Battle of Khotyn Ottoman Empire

Crimean Khanate Wallachia Moldavia

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Registered cossacks

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth victory
27 September – 2 November 1660 Battle of Chudnov Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Crimean Khanate

Tsardom of Russia

Zaporozhian Cossacks

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth victory
6–16 October 1667 Battle of Podhajce Crimean Khanate

Zaporozhian Cossacks

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian victory
5 August 1716 Battle of Petrovaradin Archduchy of Austria

Ottoman Empire

Crimean Khanate Kuruc

Decisive Habsburg victory
11 June 1764 Battle of Hodów Crimean Khanate Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish victory
16 October 1853 – 30 March 1856 Crimean war
  •  Ottoman Empire
  • Flag of France (1794–1958).svg French Empire (from 1854)
  •  British Empire (from 1854)
  •  Kingdom of Sardinia (from 1855)

    Thirdimamateflag.svg Caucasian Imamate (until 1855)
  • Flag of Adygea.svg Circassia
  • Coat of Arms of the Principality of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazian insurgents (from 1855)
Allied victory
January 1918 Bolshevik coup d'état of Crimean People's Republic Crimean People's Republic Bolsheviks Bolshevik Victory

Since 1991[]

Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result


2014–present Russo-Ukrainian War:  Ukraine  Russia
In Donbas:
Ongoing
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (Current)
Attack on Snake Island 24 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Millerovo air base attack 25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Inconclusive
Northwest offensive 1 March 2022  Ukraine  Belarus Ongoing
Kherson offensive (Current)
Battle of Kherson 24 February – 2 March 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Victory
Battle of Melitopol 25–26 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
27 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Battle of Mykolaiv 26–27 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
Siege of Enerhodar 28 February-4 March 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Battle of Zaporizhzhia 27 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
Eastern Ukraine offensive (Current)
Battle of Okhtyrka 24 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
First Battle of Sumy 24–25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Victory
Second battle of Sumy 27 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
Battle of Chernihiv 24–25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Victory
Siege of Chernihiv 24 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
Battle of Konotop 24–26 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Battle of Kharkiv 24 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing
Battle of Starobilsk 25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia
 Luhansk People's Republic
Ongoing
Siege of Mariupol 25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia
 Donetsk People's Republic
Ongoing
Kruty skirmishes 28 February – 1 March 2022  Ukraine  Russia Victory
Battle of Sievierodonetsk 2 March 2022  Ukraine  Luhansk People's Republic Ongoing
Horlivka offensive (Current)
Kyiv Offensive (Current)
Battle of Antonov Airport 24–25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Battle of Chernobyl 24 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia
 Belarus
Defeat
Battle of Ivankiv 25 February-5 March 2022  Ukraine  Russia Defeat
Battle of Vasylkiv 26 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Victory
Battle of Kyiv 25 February 2022  Ukraine  Russia Ongoing

Peacekeeping missions[]

Peacekeeping missions of Ukraine since 1991

Completed[]

Mission Start-date End-date Location Troops (regular)
UNPROFOR 1992 1995 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1303
UNMOT 1994 2000  Tajikistan 21
UNMIBH 1995 1999 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Bosnia and Hercegovina 400
UNPREDEP 1995 1999 Flag of Macedonia.svg Republic of Macedonia 1
UNTAES 1996 1998  Croatia (Slavonija) 511
MONUA 1996 1999  Angola 216
UNMOP 1996 2002  Croatia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
(Prevlaka)
2
MINUGUA 1997 1997  Guatemala 8
1998 2001 Flag of the United Nations.svg Kosovo 23
1999 2003 Flag of the United Nations.svg Kosovo 149
UNOMIG 1999 2005 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgia 530
UNIFIL 2000 2006  Lebanon 650
ISAF 2000 2001 Flag of Afghanistan (1992-1996; 2001).svg Afghanistan 1
UNAMSIL 2001 2005  Sierra Leone 530
UNIKOM 2003 2003  Kuwait 448
UNMEE 2004 2008  Ethiopia
 Eritrea
7
MNF-I 2005 2008  Iraq 1690
2008 2009  Georgia 37

Current[]

Mission Start-date Location Troops (regular)
MONUC
MONUSCO
2000  Congo DR 13
UNMIL 2003  Liberia 275
UNOCI 2011  Côte d'Ivoire 1303
MINUSMA 2019  Mali 20

See also[]

  • List of invasions and occupations of Ukraine
  • Category:Lists of wars

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Black Army was an ally both of Ukrainian states and Soviets in different times.
  1. ^ a b c d White Army and Red Army were not allies but both of them were opponents of Ukrainian movement.

Sources[]

  • Крип'якевич І., Гнатевич Б. та ін. Історія українського війська., Львів, 1992., pp. 193–194.
  • Сокульський А.Л. Флот Запорозької Січі в XVI-XVIII ст.: структурна організація, технологія та військове мистецтво. Дис. к.і.н., К., 1999. pp. 113–114.
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