The Russian-Ukrainian war[2] (Ukrainian Russian-Ukrainian war) is an armed conflict between Russia and the self-proclaimed republics of the DPR and LPR supported by it on the one hand, and Ukraine on the other.
Russian military intervention in Ukraine began in February 2014 after the victory of Euromaidan and the change of power in the country, when Russian troops occupied the Crimean peninsula — the regions of Ukraine Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol — and annexed them to Russia.
In April 2014, pro-Russian demonstrations in the Donbass (regions of Ukraine: Donetsk region and Lugansk region) turned into an armed conflict, in which Russia supported the DPR and LPR. Until 2022, hostilities were localized in the Donbass and Crimea.
Russia has repeatedly denied the use of regular troops in the Donbass until 2022 and stated that the conflict in the Donbass until that time was of an intra-Ukrainian nature.
Despite this, international media and political scientists from different countries have been writing about what is happening for many years as a war between Russia and Ukraine[3][4][5].
Since 2021, a severe crisis has begun in relations between Russia and Ukraine due to the increase in the Russian presence on the border with Ukraine, which spoke of the possibility of a full-scale war.
Despite such statements, the Russian government has repeatedly denied the preparation of an invasion of the territory of Ukraine[6]. In February 2022, the crisis worsened and diplomatic attempts to resolve the situation were unsuccessful.
On February 21, Russia recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR[7], on February 22 it sent troops into the territory controlled by them[8][9][10], and on February 24 it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
