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Russo-Ukrainian War

February 20, 2014 · Ukraine

War that began with Russia's seizure of Crimea and support for separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014, and grew into a full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.

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Russia
Donetsk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic
Ukraine
Vladimir Putin President of Russia, Ordered the annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion Andrei Belousov belligerent leader Alexander Zakharchenko military commander Dmitry Trapeznikov military commander Denis Pushilin military commander Leonid Pasechnik military commander Sergei Shoigu military commander Valery Gerasimov military commander
Oleksandr Turchynov belligerent leader Petro Poroshenko belligerent leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine, Led Ukraine's defence from 2022 Valerii Zaluzhnyi military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi military commander

Strength and losses

Russia Casualties c. 1,500,000 · Killed c. 483,695–591,182

Ukraine Casualties c. 525,000–625,000 · Killed c. 125,000–150,000 · Captured 11,618 · Missing 97,938 · Civilian deaths 17,257

Casualties
c. 1,274,000–2,000,000
Deaths
c. 500,000

Units

2nd Guards Combined Arms Army 4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army Central Military District Eastern Military District Russian Airborne Forces Russian Ground Forces 1st Guards Tank Army 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division 4th Guards Tank Division Southern Military District Special Operations Forces (Russia) 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 1st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 22nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade 24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 5th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 6th Separate Guards Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade 8th Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade Prizrak Brigade Pyatnashka Brigade 423rd Guards Yampolsky Motor Rifle Regiment 60th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Battalion Sparta Battalion Russian Navy Baltic Fleet
Ukrainian Ground Forces 26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) Ukrainian Volunteer Army 101st Guard Brigade of General Staff 110th Mechanized Brigade 112th Territorial Defense Brigade 11th Public Order Brigade 141st Mechanized Brigade 15th Operational Brigade 17th Poltava Brigade 19th Missile Brigade 1st Heavy Mechanized Brigade 21st Public Order Brigade 23rd Mechanized Brigade 23rd Public Order Brigade 241st Territorial Defense Brigade 25th Airborne Brigade 27th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) 27th Pechersk Brigade 2nd Galician Brigade (Ukraine) 31st Public Order Brigade 3rd Assault Brigade 3rd Operational Brigade 5th Slobozhanska Brigade 72nd Mechanized Brigade 92nd Assault Brigade 93rd Mechanized Brigade Azov Brigade Khyzhak Brigade (Ukraine) Pomsta Brigade Separate Presidential Brigade Steel Border Brigade 19th Public Order Regiment (Ukraine) 27th National Guard Regiment (Ukraine) 35th Sumsky Regiment (Ukraine) 425th Assault Regiment (Ukraine) 45th Operational Regiment (Ukraine) 4th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine) 501st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion Dnipro-1 Regiment Freedom of Russia Legion International Legion (Ukraine) International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment Kraken Regiment Safari Regiment (Ukraine) 1st Serhii Kulchytskyi Battalion (Ukraine) 48th Assault Battalion (Ukraine) Sibir Battalion Chernihiv Border Detachment Izmail Border Detachment Sumy Border Detachment Svitiaz Company (Ukraine) Ukrainian Air Force Revanche Tactical Group
35th Guards Combined Arms Army 36th Guards Combined Arms Army 41st Guards Combined Arms Army 58th Guards Combined Arms Army 5th Guards Combined Arms Army 6th Guards Combined Arms Army Russian Aerospace Forces Special Operations Forces (Ukraine) Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine) Ukrainian Air Assault Forces 104th Guards Air Assault Division 106th Guards Airborne Division 127th Motor Rifle Division (Russia) 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division 150th Guards Motor Rifle Division 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division 19th Motor Rifle Division 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division 47th Tank Division (Russia) 71st Guards Motor Rifle Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division 90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present) 98th Guards Airborne Division 12th Operational Brigade 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade 30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 34th Separate Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade 36th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade 5th Guards Tank Brigade 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 78th Airborne Assault Brigade 79th Air Assault Brigade 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade 95th Air Assault Brigade 13th Guards Tank Regiment 141st Special Motorized Regiment 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment 26th Tank Regiment 331st Guards Airborne Regiment 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment Georgian Legion (Ukraine) Russian Naval Infantry Special Operations Center "West" (Ukraine) 90th Airmobile Battalion (Ukraine) Black Sea Fleet 1st Air Force Combined Rifles Brigade

Battles and events 22

Key events

2014 7 events
2018 1 event
2021 1 event
2022 10 events
2023 2 events
2024 1 event

Before and after

Followed from
Dissolution of the Soviet Union August 24 – December 26, 1991
Revolution of Dignity November 2013 – February 23, 2014
Euromaidan November 21, 2013 – February 22, 2014

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