War in Donbas
April 12, 2014 – February 24, 2022
Russian-backed separatists rose against Ukraine in the eastern Donbas, seized territory and proclaimed breakaway states. Ukrainian forces failed to retake it, and Russia's direct involvement grew until the 2022 full-scale invasion absorbed the war.
Battles and events 9
April 12 – July 5, 2014
April 12 – July 5, 2014
May 6 – June 14, 2014
June 2–4, 2014
August 10 – September 2, 2014
January 16 – February 20, 2015
Battle of Debaltseve
DPR and LPR victory
Debaltseve
Alexander Zakharchenko, Aleksey Mozgovoy, Semen Semenchenko
January 24, 2015
January 2015 Mariupol rocket attack
Mariupol
June 3, 2015
January 29 – February 4, 2017
