«Доброго дня, ми з України!»
Fighting in eastern Ukraine began after Russia illegally annexed Crimea, and pro-Russian militants backed by it began seizing government offices and storming military units in the Donbas. March 1, 2014 Council of the Russian Federation supported President Vladimir Putin's request for permission to use armed forces in Ukraine. In response, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine decided to bring the Armed Forces of Ukraine into full combat readiness and developed an action plan in case of direct military aggression by the Russian Federation. 8 years of war in eastern Ukraine… .8 years in the uncontrolled territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions killed civilians, citizens of Ukraine, who were unable to leave their homes… .. According to UNHCR, the total number of human losses associated with conflict in Ukraine (from April 14, 2014 to January 31, 2021), is 42000-44000: 13100-13300 dead (at least 3375 civilians, about 4150 Ukrainian military and about 5700 members of armed groups); and 29,500-33500 wounded (7000-9000 civilians, 9700-10700 Ukrainian military and 12700-13700 members of armed groups) ", - said in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…
On the night of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a video message announced the beginning of a "special operation" against Ukraine. . An open military attack by the Russian Federation with the support of Belarus on Ukraine , launched at 5:00 on February 24, 2022. The invasion is part of the Russian-Ukrainian war waged by Russia in 2014, in which Russia has tried to deny participation. Explosions erupted in a number of Ukrainian cities. The Verkhovna Rada imposed martial law in Ukraine. Russian troops strike from east, north and south In the media and documents, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine is seen as Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine. In its resolution of March 2, 2022, the UN General Assembly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called it the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The military campaign began after a long increase in Russian troops in November 2021 along Ukraine's border with Russia and Belarus and the recognition by Russian authorities on February 21, 2022 of terrorist organizations in Ukraine - the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" - as state entities. Various media outlets, Western and Ukrainian politicians have repeatedly viewed the accumulation of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine since November 2021 as Russia's preparation for war with Ukraine. Russian officials have strongly denied in their statements that Russia plans or intends to attack Ukraine. Almost simultaneously , the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began the undisguised transfer of additional troops to the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.