The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is an open military attack on Ukraine by Russia, backed by Belarus, launched on February 24, 2022 at 5:00 am. The invasion is part of the Russo-Ukrainian war Russia fought in 2014, which Russia has tried to refuse to participate in. In the media and documents, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is seen as a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine. In its resolution of March 2, 2022, the UN General Assembly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
The military campaign began after a long increase of Russian troops in November 2021 along the Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus and the recognition by the Russian authorities on February 21, 2022 of terrorist organizations in Ukraine - the so-called " DPR" and "LPR" - as state entities. Various media, Western and Ukrainian politicians have repeatedly viewed the buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine since November 2021 as Russia's preparation for war with Ukraine.Russian officials have denied in their statements that Russia plans or intends to attack Ukraine. Almost simultaneously, the Russian armed forces began blatantly redeploying additional troops to the occupied areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Around 4 am Kyiv time (UTC+2) on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation allegedly aimed at "demilitarizing and denationalizing Ukraine"; a few minutes later, rocket attacks began throughout Ukraine, including near Kiev. Russian troops invaded Ukraine around Kharkov, Kherson, Chernigov and Sumy, entering from Russia, Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea.Belarus wages war on Ukraine together with Russia: missile attacks are launched on the territory of Ukraine from border areas, fighter planes are launched to launch missile attacks and bombs on the territory of Ukraine, and troops are redeployed and supplied. Russian-controlled Transnistria (Moldova) is also a potential threat.
Due to the resistance of the Ukrainian army and the self-defense forces, already in the first days of the aggression, the Russian army suffered significant losses of manpower and equipment. In its recent history, according to Ukraine, in all the wars it has waged, Russia has not suffered such great losses in such a short time. According to Western intelligence, Russia has met with stronger resistance than expected, which has led to logistical problems for its troops, lack of fuel, ammunition and food, undermining the fighting spirit of the attackers.The world's rapid unification to help Ukraine, as well as the imposition of harsh sanctions on Russia, came as a surprise blow to the aggressor country.
From day one of the invasion, Russia has been violating the rules of war and committing mass war crimes. In addition, the Russian government is waging an information war and using propaganda.
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