the russo-ukrainian war is an ongoing war between russia (together with pro-russian separatist forces) and ukraine. it began in february 2014 following the ukrainian revolution of dignity, and initially focused on the status of crimea and parts of the donbas, internationally recognised as part of ukraine.
date 24 February 2022 – present (3 weeks) Location Ukraine (with spillover into Russia) Status Ongoing (list of engagements · control of cities · timeline of events)
Belligerents
Russia Donetsk PR Luhansk PR Supported by: Belarus
Ukraine
Commanders and leadersUkraine officially declared itself an independent country on 24 August 1991, when the communist Supreme Soviet (parliament) of Ukraine proclaimed that Ukraine would no longer follow the laws of USSR and only the laws of the Ukrainian SSR, de facto declaring Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union.
Russia and its proxies now control around 90% of Luhansk and more than half of Donetsk - the old industrial heartlands of Ukraine.In a speech to government ministers broadcast on Wednesday, Putin went further than before in acknowledging the pain that Western sanctions were inflicting on the economy, but insisted that Russia could withstand the blow.
There was no sign of any softening in his bitter invective against the West and Ukraine.
Firefighters extinguish flames outside an apartment
Firefighters extinguish flames outside an apartment house after a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukraine
“In the foreseeable future, it was possible that the pro-Nazi regime in Kyiv could have got its hands on weapons of mass destruction, and its target, of course, would have been Russia,” Putin said.
Putin has consistently described the democratically elected leaders of Ukraine as neo-Nazis bent on committing genocide against Russian-speakers in the east of the country – a line that the West denounces as baseless war propaganda.
If the West thought that Russia would break or back down, “they don’t know our history or our people,” Putin said on the 21st day of the war.
“Behind the hypocritical talk and today’s actions of the so-called collective West are hostile geopolitical goals. They just don’t want a strong and sovereign Russia.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Putin said inflation and unemployment would rise in Russia, and structural changes to the economy would be needed [File: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters]
Published On 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country would achieve its goals in Ukraine and would not submit to what he called a Western attempt to achieve global dominance and dismember Russia.
Putin said Russia was ready to discuss neutral status for Ukraine, three weeks into a war that has killed thousands of people and forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes.
Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy rejects Moscow’s ultimatums
Ukraine news from March 21: President Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of seeking to ‘destroy’ Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a speech on evaluation the 22nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war during virtually addressing in Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has turned down Russian calls to surrender [Ukrainian Presidency/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]
By David Child, Zaheena Rasheed, Patrick Keddie and Federica Marsi
Published On 20 Mar 2022
20 Mar 2022
Updated:
21 Mar 2022
10:02 PM (GMT)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine cannot fulfil Russian ultimatums and accused Moscow of seeking to “destroy” the country.
Moscow has warned ties with Washington are close to rupturing after US President Joe Biden last week labelled his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal“.
Odesa’s mayor says Russian forces have struck buildings on the outskirts of the key Black Sea port city for the first time.
A new curfew has been announced in Kyiv after deadly attacks killed eight in the capital, with the measure set to last from Monday evening until Wednesday morning.
Russia has banned Facebook and Instagram after labelling parent company Meta an “extremist organisation”.
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21 Mar 2022 - 20:46 GMT
European Union members split on Russia oil sanctions
The European Union’s foreign ministers have disagreed on whether and how to slap sanctions on Russia’s lucrative energy sector over its invasion of Ukraine, with Germany saying the bloc was too dependent on Russian oil to decide an embargo.
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