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Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 1 December 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, 9 months and 3 weeks) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list ...
The Russian invasion that followed was internationally condemned; many countries imposed sanctions against Russia, and sent humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. In the face of fierce resistance, Russia abandoned an attempt to take Kyiv in early April. In August, Ukrainian forces began recapturing territories in the north-east and south.
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine in a steep escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War.The campaign had been preceded by a Russian military buildup since early 2021 [1] and numerous Russian demands for security measures and legal prohibitions against Ukraine joining NATO.
The English Wikipedia has removed most references to these outlets. [15] In April-May 2022, the Russian authorities put several Wikipedia articles on their list of forbidden sites. The list included the articles 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rashism, [16] several articles in Russian Wikipedia devoted to the military action and war crimes ...
Between the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Russian invasion, 14 Eastern European countries were admitted to NATO. [24] Four of them share a border with Russia, and the last time a country bordering Russia joined NATO before the invasion was in 2004. [a] In 2002, Putin said Ukraine's relationship with NATO was not Russia's concern. [25]
Aftermath of the Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Dnipro (14 January 2023), which killed 46 civilians Shelling of Kharkiv Regional Administration. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military have carried out deliberate attacks against civilian targets [1] [2] [3] and indiscriminate attacks in densely-populated areas. [4]
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have destroyed three Tochka-U missiles over the region and thwarted a drone attack on Moscow. [158] 10 October: A couple was reportedly killed by Ukrainian shelling in Popovka, Belgorod Oblast. [159] A Russian conscript was killed while five other soldiers were wounded in an attack in Gudovka, Bryansk ...
Ukrainian postage stamp, depicting a Ukrainian soldier giving Russian cruiser Moskva the finger, issued two days before she sank. Naval warfare in the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Armed Forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014.