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Battle of Hostomel airport

24 – 26 Feb 2022Key eventEssentialHostomel / Kyiv axis

MilitaryThe eastern front

VDV air-assault forces seize the airport outside Kyiv to open an air bridge for a rapid decapitation of the capital; the landing is contained and the airfield rendered unusable.

Why it mattersThe day the short war died — with no air bridge there was no coup de main, and Russia's elite airborne arm began its long attrition as line infantry.
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