2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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A 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine is an invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine Retrieved:2022-2-27.
- On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its neighbour to the southwest, marking a dramatic escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. It is the largest conventional military attack on European soil since World War II. The invasion was preceded by a Russian military build-up that started in early 2021, during which Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the post-1997 enlargement of NATO as a threat to his country's security and demanded that Ukraine be legally prohibited from joining the military alliance; he also expressed irredentist views. Despite the Russian military build-ups, Russian officials from 12 November 2021 to 20 February 2022 repeatedly denied that Russia had plans to invade Ukraine. On 21 February 2022, Russia officially recognised the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, two self-proclaimed states in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, and sent troops to the territories. The following day, the Russian Federation Council unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia's borders. Around 05:00 EET (UTC+2) on 24 February, Putin announced a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine; minutes later, missiles began to hit locations across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv. The Ukrainian Border Service said that its border posts with Russia and Belarus were attacked. Two hours later, Russian ground forces entered the country. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by enacting martial law, severing diplomatic ties with Russia, and ordering general mobilisation. The invasion received widespread international condemnation, including new sanctions imposed on Russia. Global protests took place against the invasion, while anti-war protests in Russia were met with mass arrests. Both prior to and during the invasion, some of the 30 member states of NATO have been providing Ukraine with arms and other material support; however, NATO as an organization has not.