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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.]]
[[File:Bakhmut during the battle (2023-04-05), frame 16531.jpg|thumb|300px|Bakhmut in April 2023.]]
[[File:Un-chart-of-civilian-deaths-in-donbass-war-2018-2021.png|thumb|200px|UN Human Rights Commission chart analyzing percentages of civilian deaths in LDPR territory vs. Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
==Notes==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 17:09, 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, 2 months and 4 weeks)
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.

[[File:Un-chart-of-civilian-deaths-in-donbass-war-2018-2021.png|thumb|200px|UN Human Rights Commission chart analyzing percentages of civilian deaths in LDPR territory vs. Ukrainian government-controlled territory.

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.