“The War of 10 Years”
Art:
The Russian-Ukrainian war, also known as the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine, is the direct and indirect use of armed force by the Russian Federation against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The open components of the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2014, are
The Russian armed invasion of Crimea in February-March 2014 (followed by the beginning of Russia's temporary occupation of the peninsula on February 20, 2014).
The war in eastern Ukraine (Donbass) since April 2014, which began with the creation of the terrorist so-called "people's republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk by the Russian special services under the guise of "popular" protests and continued until the start of a large-scale invasion.
Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, which began after a prolonged military buildup and Russia's recognition of its puppet entities "DPR" and "LPR" as independent states.
On January 27, 2015, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the Russian Federation as the aggressor. On May 22, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the Russian Federation as a terrorist state with a totalitarian neo-Nazi regime and banned its propaganda, as well as propaganda of Russia's act of aggression against Ukraine.
Sources:
- 10 years of war: A timeline of Russia's decade-long aggression against Ukraine
- Russia-Ukraine war: 10 years and still no end in sight – DW – 02/24/2024
- The history of Russia's aggression in Ukraine: Crimea invasion and Donbas
- 10 years of war as portrayed by Ukrainian cinema
- Ukraine, 10 years on