Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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{{Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine in a steep escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The campaign had been preceded by a Russian military buildup since early 2021{{cite web |last1=Banco |first1=Erin |last2=Graff |first2=Garret M. |last3=Seligman |first3=Lara |last4=Toosi |first4=Nahal |last5=Ward |first5=Alexander |title='Something Was Badly Wrong': When Washington Realized Russia Was Actually Invading Ukraine |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-oral-history-00083757 |website=Politico Magazine |access-date=11 March 2023 |date=February 24, 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410182453/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-oral-history-00083757 |url-status=live }} and numerous Russian demands for security measures and legal prohibitions against Ukraine joining NATO.{{cite news|date=24 February 2022 |title=Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want? |agency=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589 |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219125518/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589 |url-status=live}}
Prelude
{{main|Timeline of the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
On 10 November 2021, the United States reported an unusual movement of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders.{{cite news |date=24 February 2022 |title=Soldiers, Separatists, Sanctions: A Timeline Of The Russia-Ukraine Crisis |work=Agence France-Presse |publisher=NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/soldiers-separatists-sanctions-a-timeline-of-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-2782377 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225020037/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/soldiers-separatists-sanctions-a-timeline-of-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-2782377 |archive-date=25 February 2022}} On 7 December, US President Joe Biden warned President of Russia Vladimir Putin of "strong economic and other measures" if Russia attacks Ukraine. On 17 December 2021, Putin proposed a prohibition on Ukraine joining NATO, which Ukraine rejected.
On 17 January 2022, Russian troops began arriving in Russia's ally Belarus, ostensibly "for military exercises". On 24 January, NATO put troops on standby. On 25 January, Russian military exercises involving 6,000 troops and 60 jets take place in Russia near Ukraine and Crimea. On 10 February, Russia and Belarus began 10 days of military maneuvers. Fighting escalated in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine on the 17th. On 21 February, Vladimir Putin officially ordered Russian forces to enter the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine.{{Cite web |last1=Roth |first1=Andrew |last2=Borger |first2=Julian |date=2022-02-21 |title=Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine on 'peacekeeping duties' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/21/ukraine-putin-decide-recognition-breakaway-states-today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221202415/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/21/ukraine-putin-decide-recognition-breakaway-states-today |archive-date=2022-02-21 |access-date=2022-02-21 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} He also announced Russian recognition of the two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine (the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic).{{cite news |date=21 February 2022 |title=Extracts from Putin's speech on Ukraine |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/extracts-putins-speech-ukraine-2022-02-2021/ |url-status=dead |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227182213/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/extracts-putins-speech-ukraine-2022-02-21/ |archive-date=27 February 2022}}{{cite web |last=Putin |first=Vladimir |author-link=Vladimir Putin |date=2022-02-21 |title=Address by the president of the Russian Federation |url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67828 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221215128/http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67828 |archive-date=2022-02-21 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Kremlin.ru |publication-place=Moscow}}
Initial invasion
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (24 February – 7 April 2022)}}
Southeastern front
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (8 April – 28 August 2022)}}
2022 Ukrainian counteroffensives
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (29 August – 11 November 2022)}}
Second stalemate
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (12 November 2022 – 7 June 2023)}}
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (8 June 2023 – 31 August 2023)|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 September – 30 November 2023)}}
In early June 2023, Ukraine launched a substantial counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines.{{Cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Raf |last2=Parafeniuk |first2=Anastasiia |last3=O'Reilly |first3=Bill |date=8 June 2023 |title=Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-launches-counteroffensive-russia-zaporizhzhia-rcna88332 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150036/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-launches-counteroffensive-russia-zaporizhzhia-rcna88332 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=NBC News}}{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Samantha |date=8 June 2023 |title=Ukrainian military begins counteroffensive to oust Russian occupiers |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/08/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia-war-zaporizhzhia/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/08/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia-war-zaporizhzhia/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}Further sources:
- {{Cite news |date=8 June 2023 |title=Live updates: Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/08/russia-ukraine-war-news-counteroffensive/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608185732/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/08/russia-ukraine-war-news-counteroffensive/ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite news |last1=Schmitt |first1=Eric |last2=Kurmanaev |first2=Anatoly |last3=Kramer |first3=Andrew E. |date=8 June 2023 |title=U.S. Official Says Ukrainian Attack in South Appears to Be a Main Thrust of Counteroffensive |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/08/world/russia-ukraine-news |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609013756/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/08/world/russia-ukraine-news |archive-date=9 June 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}
- {{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Ukraine begins counteroffensive against Russia, officials say |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine-war/?id=99926452 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608122252/https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine-war/?id=99926452 |url-status=live }} However, by the end of 2023, the offensive had ended in failure.
Second winter campaign and 2024 campaigns
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – 31 March 2024)|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 April 2024 – 31 July 2024)|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 August – 31 December 2024)}}
2025 campaigns
{{Main|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 January 2025 – 31 May 2025)|Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 June 2025 – present)}}
See also
{{Portal|Russia|Ukraine|Modern history}}
- Modern history of Ukraine
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Timeline of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- {{annotated link|International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic}}
- List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- {{annotated link|List of conflicts in territory of the former Soviet Union}}
- {{annotated link|Second Cold War}}
- Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Timeline of the war in Donbas
References
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External links
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- [https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates Institute for the Study of War's daily updates on Ukraine conflict]
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