Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo–Ukrainian War[1] is an ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began in February 2014. It started when Russia took over Crimea and invaded the Donbas region.
| Russo–Ukrainian War | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Map of the military situation | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
|
Supported by:  Belarus |
 Ukraine | ||||||
It is believed President Vladimir Putin wishes to conquer the whole of Ukraine and rebuild the Soviet Union.[source?] The number of soldiers that have been wounded or killed is a half million (as of 2023), according to U.S. authorities.[2]
History
War in Donbas
On 20 February 2014, Russian soldiers invaded and took control of Crimea. Russia also supported separatists in the Donbas region, who took control of the Donetsk Oblast and the Luhansk Oblast and declared them as independent countries.
In August 2014, Ukraine attacked the separatist oblasts. A ceasefire, the Minsk Protocol, was agreed on but both sides continued fighting. The fighting slowed down and became a frozen conflict.
Invasion of Ukraine
In 2021, more and more Russian soldiers and weapons arrived near the border with Ukraine. There was fear of a possible invasion.[3]
On 17 January 2022, Russian troops and weapons began arriving in Belarus for a 'military exercise', that [started or] was going to start in February; Its name is Allied Resolve.[4] The following month, Russia officially recognised the separatist regions in Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries (separate from Ukraine). Russian soldiers then began appearing in the regions.
On 24 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine.[5] Most other countries declared their support for Ukraine, especially the countries of the NATO military alliance. Many other countries began sanctioning Russia (such as stopping trade, participation in events and the travel of Russian politicians) as a way to fight Russia without using soldiers.
Russia's attempt to invade Kyiv (capital of Ukraine) failed and many Ukraine forces began to re-capture territory that Russia had taken. In September 2022, four Russian-controlled separatist regions of Ukraine became member states of Russia
Russo-Ukrainian War Media
Protesters in Independence Square in Kyiv during the Orange Revolution, November 2004
The Russian military buildup along Ukraine's eastern border in February–March 2014
The blockade of military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the capture of Crimea by Russia in February–March 2014
Russian troops blocking the Ukrainian military base in Perevalne
Ukrainian troops deploy in response to Russian maneuvers. Early March 2014.
Ukrainian response to Russian activities in Donbas after seizure of Sloviansk on 12 April. April–May 2014.
June–August 2014 progression map
Residents of Kyiv with Sich Battalion volunteers on 26 August 2014
A map of the line of control and buffer zone established by the Minsk Protocol on 5 September 2014
Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk in May 2015. Ukraine declared the Russian-backed separatist republics from eastern Ukraine to be terrorist organizations.
Putin's address to the nation on 21 February (English subtitles available)
_-_EN_01.png)
_-_EN_01.png)
_-_EN_01.png)
Related pages
- List of ongoing armed conflicts
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Long Breakup, a film about the relationship between Ukraine and Russia.
References
- ↑ Snyder, Timothy (2018). The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. New York: Tim Duggan Books. p. 197. ISBN 9780525574477.
Almost everyone lost the Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia, Ukraine, the EU, the United States. The only winner was China.
; Mulford, Joshua P. (2016). "Non-State Actors in the Russo-Ukrainian War". Connections. 15 (2): 89–107. doi:10.11610/Connections.15.2.07. ISSN 1812-1098. JSTOR 26326442.; Shevko, Demian; Khrul, Kristina (2017). "Why the Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine Is a Hybrid Aggression Against the West and Nothing Else". In Gutsul, Nazarii; Khrul, Kristina (eds.). Multicultural Societies and their Threats: Real, Hybrid and Media Wars in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Zürich: LIT Verlag Münster. p. 100. ISBN 9783643908254. - ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/i-atte-ar-kjempet-roman-43-mot-russerne-sa-gikk-det-nesten-forferdelig-galt/f/5-95-1294219. Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-09-01
- ↑ "Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden's Call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine". The White House. 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Russian forces arrive in Belarus for joint military drills". Reuters. 17 January 2022. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-belarus-plan-joint-military-drills-february-lukashenko-2022-01-17.
- ↑ "Russia attacks Ukraine". CNN. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.