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In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, gambling on a swift capture and occupation of Kyiv. One crucial element of this plan was a rapid advance along the E95 highway that passed through Chernihiv to the north of Ukraine's capital city. Volume 11 of the War in Ukraine series, The Battle of Chernihiv, February-March 2022 reconstructs and analyses for the first time the course of events and the reasons for the defeat of the Russian army in this crucial early battle. The author was present in Chernihiv during the events described and collected hundreds of interviews…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, gambling on a swift capture and occupation of Kyiv. One crucial element of this plan was a rapid advance along the E95 highway that passed through Chernihiv to the north of Ukraine's capital city. Volume 11 of the War in Ukraine series, The Battle of Chernihiv, February-March 2022 reconstructs and analyses for the first time the course of events and the reasons for the defeat of the Russian army in this crucial early battle. The author was present in Chernihiv during the events described and collected hundreds of interviews with military and civic personnel who took a direct part in the battles. The Battle of Chernihiv will be of interest to enthusiasts of military history and military professionals alike. Many photographs from the author's archive are shown for the first time in this volume, along with specially commissioned maps and the @War series' signature colour artworks.
Autorenporträt
Mykhailo Zhyrokhov was born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in 1974. He is a professional historian specialising in conflicts in the post-Soviet countries and the history of aviation. He has written an impressive number of books in Russian, Ukrainian, English and French. He has attended numerous conferences relating to Russian - Ukranian war that started in 2014. He is now head of the Chernihiv Military Historical Museum.