Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Russo-Ukrainian War
Part of the post-Soviet conflicts
Date20 February 2014 – present
(10 years, 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
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:
For countries providing aid to Ukraine since 2022, see military aid to Ukraine

 Russia


Supplied by:
Commanders and leaders

 Ukraine

 Russia

Strength
For details of strengths and units involved at key points in the conflict, see:
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.