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The Western and Southern Military Districts share borders with Ukraine and are directly involved in command and control of operations. Pre-2022 Russian military doctrine had specified that on the outbreak of war, armed forces from non-MOD services (like Rosgvardiya) would be placed under the General Staff. [1]
Putin announced the start of a "special military operation" in the Donbas region, citing Article 51 of the UN Charter (on the right to self-defence), the decision of the Federation Council on the use of Russian troops in Ukraine and agreements with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).
Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) claimed that a Russian military refueling station in Melitopol was blown up by partisans, killing several soldiers and damaging military equipment. [5] The Russian FSB claimed to have arrested a dual Italian-Russian citizen in relation to the derailing of a freight train near Rybnoye, Ryazan Oblast on 11 ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in ...
Russian forces reduced the number of armoured vehicles assaults allegedly due to losses, while using smaller groups of infantry, 5-20, in assaults. With the ISW writing: the "tempo of Russian offensive operations in the area continues to decrease". [70] [71] Russian forces were confirmed to have taken control of Lukiantsi. [72]
On 25 March, the Russian defence ministry stated that it was prepared to begin a second phase of military operations with the aim of occupying major Ukrainian cities in eastern Ukraine. According to the ministry, Russian-backed separatists were in control of 93% of Luhansk Oblast and 54% of Donetsk Oblast. [87]
Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles drive along the embankment next to the Kremlin wall after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, marking the 78th ...
A banner of the Russian Ministry of Defence with the phrase "special military operation" "Special military operation" [a] (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO", or Russian: спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya, Ukrainian: спецопера́ція) is the official term used by the Russian government to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine.