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In April 2014, armed conflict began in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukraine. On 12 April, a fifty-man unit of pro-Russian militants seized the towns of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. [95] The heavily armed men were Russian Armed Forces "volunteers" under the command of former GRU colonel Igor Girkin ('Strelkov').
Here, we break down Russia and Ukraine's long, often-strained relationship and what the future may hold for Ukraine and the world. The post The Complicated Ukraine-Russia War, Explained in Simple ...
A third year of war in Ukraine drags on as the new year and the conflict's February anniversary approach. The war in 2024 saw major shifts on the battlefield and in Western politics.
Russia has escalated attacks in western Ukraine with a deadly airstrike on a military base where its troops had trained with NATO forces, bringing the conflict closer to Poland and other members ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 6 January 2025 (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, 10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing ...
Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas war. The first eight years of conflict also included naval incidents, cyberwarfare, and heightened political tensions. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The war has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee Ukraine, while others seek refuge in basements, subway stations and underground shelters. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the ...
Thousands of people have been killed and more than 2.3 million have fled the country since Russian troops crossed into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict ...