Battle of Izium (2022)
Between 19 and 20 March, the Russians tried to take the center of Izium was defeated. During the fighting, Russian soldiers tried to make a pontoon bridge over the river Donets. However, they were attacked. 19 Russian soldiers were killed and 46 wounded in this ambush. Among the dead was the commander of the engineering unit, Colonel Nikolay Ovcharenko. Eventually, Russian forces made two pontoon bridges and Russian tanks went over the river to encircle the Ukrainian-controlled part of Izium. On 22 March, Ukrainian forces tried to retake the town.