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| partof            = the [[post-Soviet conflicts]]
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| image1= Ukraine-dismantling-lenin-statue-2014.jpg
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| image2= Putin-24-feb-22-smo-speech.jpg
| image2= Putin-24-feb-22-smo-speech.jpg
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| image4= Смолоскипний марш у Києві (6).jpg
| image5= 2014-12-20. Праздник солидарности 037.jpg
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Ukrainian tanks during the [[2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive]];


Russian-installed officials in [[Moscow]] ratifying the [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|annexation of four Ukrainian regions]];
Ukraine dismantles a statue of [[Lenin]] in 2014 as part of [[decommunization]];


Russian backed forces during the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|Donbas war]];
President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s televised speech announcing the 24 February 2022 Special Military Operation;


Russian bombing during the [[Siege of Mariupol]];
Ukrainian forces using Soviet-era BM-21 "Grad" in 2015;


Russian soldiers during the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|invasion of Crimea]];
[[Right Sector]] torchlit rally in Kiev in 2015.


Civilians killed by [[2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure|Russian missile strikes on Kyiv]]
2014 "Feast of Solidarity" in Donetsk, featuring crowds with DPR flags.
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| date              = 20 February 2014 – present<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|day1=20|month1=2|year1=2014|day2=|month2=|year2=|duration=yes}})
| date              = 20 February 2014 – present<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|day1=20|month1=2|year1=2014|day2=|month2=|year2=|duration=yes}})
| place            = Ukraine, Russia, and Black Sea (spillover into Poland, Moldova and Belarus)
| place            = [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], and Black Sea (spillover into [[Poland]], [[Moldova]] and [[Belarus]])
| territory        = {{bulletedlist
| territory        = {{bulletedlist
| Russian annexation of Crimea and parts of four southeast Ukrainian oblasts in 2014 and 2022, respectively| Russian occupation of about 18% of Ukrainian territory as of November 2022}}
| Russian annexation of [[Crimea]] and parts of four southeast Ukrainian oblasts in 2014 and 2022, respectively | Russian occupation of about 18% of Ukrainian territory as of November 2022}}
| status            = ''Ongoing''
| status            = ''Ongoing''
| combatant1        = '''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''<hr />
| combatant1        = '''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''<hr />
'''Supplied by''':<br />For countries providing aid to Ukraine [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|since 2022]], see [[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|military aid to Ukraine]]
'''Supplied by''':<br />Primarily [[NATO]] and [[US]]-aligned countries
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| combatant2        = '''{{flag|Russia}}'''
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg}} [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk PR]]{{Efn|Self-declared republic since 7 April 2014; annexation by Russia declared on 30 September 2022.}} (2014–2022)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg}} [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk PR]]{{Efn|Self-declared republic since 7 April 2014; annexation by Russia declared on 30 September 2022.}} (2014–2022)
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* [[Petro Poroshenko]]<br />(2014–2019)
* [[Petro Poroshenko]]<br />(2014–2019)
* [[Oleksandr Turchynov]]<br />(acting; 2014)
* [[Oleksandr Turchynov]]<br />(acting; 2014)
* [[Oleksii Reznikov]]<br />(2021–present)
* [[Valerii Zaluzhny]]<br />(2021–present)
* [[Andrii Zahorodniuk]]<br />(2019–2020)
* Oleksii Reznikov<br />(2021–present)
* [[Stepan Poltorak]]<br />(2014–2019)
* Andrii Zahorodniuk<br />(2019–2020)
* [[Valeriy Heletey]]<br />(2014)
* Stepan Poltorak<br />(2014–2019)
* [[Ihor Tenyukh]]<br />(2014)
* Valeriy Heletey<br />(2014)
* [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]]<br />(2021–present)
* Ihor Tenyukh<br />(2014)
* [[Ruslan Khomchak]]<br />(2019–2021)
* Ruslan Khomchak<br />(2019–2021)
* [[Arsen Avakov]]<br />(2014–2021)
* Arsen Avakov<br />(2014–2021)
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| commander2        = '''{{flag|Russia}}'''
| commander2        = '''{{flag|Russia}}'''
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* [[Valery Gerasimov]]
* [[Valery Gerasimov]]
* [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]]
* [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]]
* [[Alexander Zakharchenko]]<br />(2014–2018)
* Alexander Zakharchenko<br />(2014–2018)
* [[Denis Pushilin]]<br />(2018–present)
* Denis Pushilin<br />(2018–present)
* [[Pavel Gubarev]]<br />(2014)
* Pavel Gubarev<br />(2014)
* [[Igor Girkin]]<br />(2014)
* Igor Girkin<br />(2014)
* [[Leonid Pasechnik]]<br />(2017–present)
* Leonid Pasechnik<br />(2017–present)
* [[Igor Plotnitsky]]<br />(2014–2017)
* Igor Plotnitsky<br />(2014–2017)
* [[Valery Bolotov]]<br />(2014)
* Valery Bolotov<br />(2014)
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| strength3        = {{align|left|''For details of strengths and units involved at key points in the conflict, see:''}}{{align|center|[[Combatants of the war in Donbas]] (2014–2022)}}{{align|center|[[Order of battle for the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]}}
| strength3        =  
| casualties3      = Reports vary widely, but tens of thousands at a minimum.<ref>{{cite news|title='Terrible toll': Russia's invasion of Ukraine in numbers|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/terrible-toll-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-in-numbers/|work=[[Euractiv]]|date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Murtaza|title=The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started|url=https://theintercept.com/2023/03/09/ukraine-war-russia-iran-iraq/|work=The Intercept|date=9 March 2023}}</ref> See [[Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War]] for details.
| casualties3      = Reports vary widely, but tens of thousands at a minimum.<ref>{{cite news|title='Terrible toll': Russia's invasion of Ukraine in numbers|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/terrible-toll-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-in-numbers/|work=[[Euractiv]]|date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Murtaza|title=The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started|url=https://theintercept.com/2023/03/09/ukraine-war-russia-iran-iraq/|work=The Intercept|date=9 March 2023}}</ref> See [[Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War]] for details.
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Revision as of 16:12, 25 August 2023

Russo-Ukrainian War
Part of the post-Soviet conflicts
From top:

Ukraine dismantles a statue of Lenin in 2014 as part of decommunization;

President Vladimir Putin's televised speech announcing the 24 February 2022 Special Military Operation;

Ukrainian forces using Soviet-era BM-21 "Grad" in 2015;

Right Sector torchlit rally in Kiev in 2015.

2014 "Feast of Solidarity" in Donetsk, featuring crowds with DPR flags.
Date20 February 2014 – present
(10 years, 3 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Ukraine, Russia, and Black Sea (spillover into Poland, Moldova and Belarus)
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes
  • Russian annexation of Crimea and parts of four southeast Ukrainian oblasts in 2014 and 2022, respectively
  • Russian occupation of about 18% of Ukrainian territory as of November 2022
Belligerents
 Ukraine
Supplied by:
Primarily NATO and US-aligned countries

 Russia

Supplied by:
Commanders and leaders

 Ukraine

 Russia

Casualties and losses
Reports vary widely, but tens of thousands at a minimum.[1][2] See Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War for details.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is an ethnic and political proxy war which has been carried out by NATO and the Russian Federation since the Maidan Coup of 2014.

Notes

  1. ↑ Self-declared republic since 7 April 2014; annexation by Russia declared on 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Self-declared republic since 27 April 2014; annexation by Russia declared on 30 September 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "'Terrible toll': Russia's invasion of Ukraine in numbers". Euractiv. 14 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Hussain, Murtaza (9 March 2023). "The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started". The Intercept.

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