Russian advance near Kyiv/Ukraine 2022/Call to Arms

First phase — Northern front Siege of control around Kyiv on 2 April 2022 Russian efforts to capture Kyiv included a main probative spearhead front striking south from Belarus on 24 February along the west bank of the Dnipro River, with the apparent aim of encircling the city from the west; the probative spearhead front was fully retracted by 7 April for resupply and redeployment for the active southeastern fronts of the second phase of the Russian spearhead front initiated on 24 February for Kyiv was supported by two separate axes of attack from Russia along the east bank of the Dnipro: the western at Chernihiv, and the eastern at Sumy. The eastern axes of attack likely intended to encircle Kyiv from the northeast and east. 0:00 Russian Scouts 0:33 Russian Convoy advance on Flank 1 3:39 Retaliation 5:38 Z advance on Flank 2 9:00 Close Quarters 10:21 Russian Main Force arrives 14:40 Ura 17:28 Russians fall back 17:34 Ukraine Forces advance 19:00