By the afternoon of 27 February, Synyehubov reported that Ukrainian forces had regained full control of the city.
Casualties Civilian casualties During the battle, at least 606 civilians were killed due to Russian shelling and fighting for the city.
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One of those killed was a 25-year-old student from , who was killed by a Russian sniper.
Russian paratroopers landed in Kharkiv and conducted a raid on a Ukrainian military hospital after an aerial assault on the city, leading to heavy clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Additionally, various skirmishes around Kharkiv's suburbs have led to casualties for both the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces.
By 25 February, fierce fighting had broken out in the northern suburbs of the city, near the village of , where Ukrainian forces were able to hold against Russian forces.