What is Battle of Zaporizhzhia?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Zaporizhzhia | partof = the [[Southern Front offensive]] in the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] | image = Battle of Zaporizhzhia.png | caption = Military situation on 1 March 2022 | date = 27 February 2022 – present ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=2|day1=27|year1=2022}}) | place = [[Zaporizhzhia]], [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]], Ukraine | status = Ongoing | combatant1 = {{flag|Russia}} | combatant2 = {{flag|Ukraine}} | units1 = {{armed forces|Russia}} | units2 = {{armed forces|Ukraine}} | commander1 = | commander2 = | casualties1 = unknown | casualties2 = unknown | campaignbox = }} The '''Battle of Zaporizhzhia''' is a military battle that started on 27 February 2022, during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], as part of the Southern Front offensive. [[Zaporizhzhia]] is a major city along the [[Dnieper River]] in Central Ukraine. On 26 February, the Russian [[22nd Army Corps (Russian Federation)|22nd Army]] advanced north from Crimea and began approaching the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2022 |title=Ukraine official says Russian troops approaching Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant |language=en |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/ukraine-official-says-russian-troops-approaching-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2022 |title=The Russians paused the invasion, but aren't losing |url=https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/the-russians-have-paused-the-invasion-but-aren-t-losing-20220228-p5a09f |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228023541/https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/the-russians-have-paused-the-invasion-but-aren-t-losing-20220228-p5a09f