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


[[Right Sector]] torchlit rally in Kiev in 2015.
[[Right Sector]] torchlit rally in Kiev in 2015;


2014 "Feast of Solidarity" in Donetsk, featuring crowds with DPR flags.  
2014 "Feast of Solidarity" in Donetsk, featuring crowds with DPR flags.  
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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.
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.
[[File:Bakhmut during the battle (2023-04-05), frame 16531.jpg|thumb|300px|Bakhmut in April 2023.]]
==Notes==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 16:47, 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, 4 months and 4 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:

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 Russia


Supplied by:
 Belarus
 Iran
 DPRK
 PRC (alleged)
Commanders and leaders

 Ukraine

 Russia

Casualties and losses
Reports vary widely, but tens of thousands at a minimum.[1][2]

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.

Bakhmut in April 2023.

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.