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The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in the United States. Politically, the United States continued to be dominated by a culture war, with the issue of abortion gaining special attention amidst the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with its ruling on Dobbs v.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. 2022 January February March April May June July August September October November December From left to right, top from bottom: The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft ever built, destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during the Russian invasion of Ukraine ; Protestors on ...
American filmmaker David Lynch (pictured) dies at the age of 78.; South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested after his declaration of martial law.; Joseph Aoun is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy, and Nawaf Salam is nominated as prime minister.
2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis, Russia–NATO relations. Canada deploys a small contingent of special forces to Ukraine as part of a NATO response to deter Russian aggression. The unit is also being tasked with evacuating diplomatic personnel from the Canadian embassy in Kyiv in the event of a full-scale invasion.
February 24 Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.The campaign started after a prolonged military buildup, the Russian recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic in the days prior to the invasion, followed by the entrance of the Russian Armed Forces to the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine on 21 February 2022.
Armed conflicts and attacks. 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. War in Donbas. The United States Embassy in Kyiv calls on Russia to "fully comply" with the ceasefire in Donbas after pro-Russian forces shelled the strategic Hnutove entry-exit checkpoint and a humanitarian road corridor.
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. 2022 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. Russian forces launch another wave of cruise missile strikes on Ukraine, destroying homes and killing two people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while causing power outages in many other areas after damaging critical infrastructure.
The Special Olympics lift their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the upcoming Special Olympics USA event in Orlando, Florida, after Governor Ron DeSantis urged them to do so or face threats of a $27.5 million fine.