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Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 10 October 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing ...
Battle of Vuhledar. Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Destruction in Vuhledar from fighting and shelling, September 2024. Date. 28 October 2022 – 1 October 2024 [a] (1 year, 11 months and 3 days) Location. Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. 47°47′N 37°15′E / 47.783°N 37.250°E / 47.783 ...
In early November 2021, reports of Russian military buildups prompted American officials to warn their European allies that Russia could be considering a potential invasion of Ukraine, while a number of experts and commentators believed that Putin was seeking a stronger hand for further negotiations with the West.
Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991 following Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. [ 1 ] Ukraine-NATO ties gradually strengthened during the 1990s and 2000s, and Ukraine aimed to eventually join the alliance. Although co-operating with NATO, Ukraine remained a ...
Sputnik was launched on 10 November 2014 by Rossiya Segodnya, which is itself funded through RT, owned and operated by the Russian government, and was created via an Executive Order of the President of Russia on 9 December 2013. [2][3] As well as the RIA Novosti news agency, Sputnik's origins can be traced to 1929 when Radio Moscow was launched ...
The 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник; " Storm petrel ", NATO reporting name: SSC-X-9 Skyfall) [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] is a Russian low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile under development for the Russian Armed Forces. [ 2 ] According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missile's range is effectively unlimited ...
Kerch Strait incident. The Kerch Strait incident was an international incident that occurred on 25 November 2018 in the Kerch Strait, during which the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coast guard fired upon and captured three Ukrainian Navy vessels after they attempted to transit from the Black Sea into the Sea of Azov through the strait ...
The Buk (Russian: "Бук"; " beech " (tree), / bʊk /) is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [citation needed]