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The Russo-Ukrainian War[24][d]
is an ongoing war primarily involving
Russia,
pro-Russian forces, and
Belarus
on one side, and
Ukraine
on the other. Conflict began in February 2014 following the
Revolution of Dignity, and focused on the status of
Crimea and
parts of the
Donbas, internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. The conflict
includes the
Russian annexation of Crimea (2014), the
War in Donbas (2014–present),
naval incidents,
cyberwarfare, and
political tensions. While trying to hide its involvement, Russia gave
military backing to
separatists in the Donbas from 2014 onwards. Having
built up a large military presence on the border from late 2021,
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022,
which is ongoing.
Following the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests and subsequent removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on 22 February 2014, pro-Russian unrest erupted in parts of Ukraine. Russian soldiers without insignia took control of strategic positions and infrastructure in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. Unmarked Russian troops seized the Crimean Parliament and Russia organized a widely-criticised referendum, whose outcome was for Crimea to join Russia. It then annexed Crimea. In April 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian groups in the Donbas region of Ukraine escalated into a war between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk republics. In August, unmarked Russian military vehicles crossed the border into the Donetsk republic. An undeclared war began between Ukrainian forces and separatists intermingled with Russian troops, although Russia denied the presence of its troops in the Donbas. The war settled into a stalemate, with repeated failed attempts at ceasefire. In 2015, a package of agreements called Minsk II were signed by Russia and Ukraine, but a number of disputes prevented them from being fully implemented. By 2019, 7% of Ukraine's territory was classified by the Ukrainian government as temporarily occupied territories, while the Russian government had indirectly acknowledged the presence of its troops in Ukraine.
In 2021 and early 2022, there was a major Russian military build-up around Ukraine's borders. NATO accused Russia of planning an invasion, which it denied. Russian president Putin criticized the enlargement of NATO as a threat to his country and demanded Ukraine be barred from ever joining the military alliance. He also expressed irredentist views, questioning Ukraine's right to exist and claiming Ukraine was wrongfully created by Soviet Russia. On 21 February 2022, Russia officially recognised the two self-proclaimed separatist states in the Donbas, and sent troops to the territories. Three days later, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Much of the international community and organizations such as Amnesty International have condemned Russia for its actions in post-revolutionary Ukraine, accusing it of breaking international law and violating Ukrainian sovereignty. Many countries implemented economic sanctions against Russia, Russian individuals or companies,[25] especially after the 2022 invasion.
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