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A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide
On February 27, 2014, Russian troops captured strategic sites across the autonomous region of Crimea from Ukraine, followed by the installation of a pro-Russian government, the Crimean status referendum, and the declaration of Crimea's independence on March 16. After the annexation, Russia increased its military presence on the peninsula as if it were part of Russia. That was the initial phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Then on February 24 last year, Russian president Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a special military operation to demilitarize and de-nazify the country that used to be part of the Soviet Union. Since the invasion, tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides have been killed and wounded. Putin’s determination to stop NATO’s expansion is unshakeable. NATO and its allies are fully committed to providing both military and humanitarian support. And Ukrainian president Zelensky pledges no compromises in trying to end the war, including the recapture of Crimea. Will this already-year-long war further escalate to the point where weapons of mass destruction are deployed?
Read the article and learn about how the war started and developed in the last 12 months.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/after-a-year-of-war-in-ukraine-what-might-happen-next
A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide
On February 27, 2014, Russian troops captured strategic sites across the autonomous region of Crimea from Ukraine, followed by the installation of a pro-Russian government, the Crimean status referendum, and the declaration of Crimea's independence on March 16. After the annexation, Russia increased its military presence on the peninsula as if it were part of Russia. That was the initial phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Then on February 24 last year, Russian president Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a special military operation to demilitarize and de-nazify the country that used to be part of the Soviet Union. Since the invasion, tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides have been killed and wounded. Putin’s determination to stop NATO’s expansion is unshakeable. NATO and its allies are fully committed to providing both military and humanitarian support. And Ukrainian president Zelensky pledges no compromises in trying to end the war, including the recapture of Crimea. Will this already-year-long war further escalate to the point where weapons of mass destruction are deployed?
Read the article and learn about how the war started and developed in the last 12 months.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/after-a-year-of-war-in-ukraine-what-might-happen-next
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