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The '''Russo-Ukrainian War''', also known as the '''Special Military Operation in Ukraine''', '''Ukraine War''', '''2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine''', '''War in Ukraine''', and the '''NATO War in Ukraine''',<ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/NATO_war_in_Ukraine NATO war in Ukraine]</ref> is an ongoing military conflict in [[Ukraine]] | The '''Russo-Ukrainian War''', also known as the '''Special Military Operation in Ukraine''' ('''SMO'''), '''Ukraine War''', '''2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine''', '''War in Ukraine''', and the '''NATO War in Ukraine''',<ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/NATO_war_in_Ukraine NATO war in Ukraine]</ref> is an ongoing military conflict in [[Ukraine]] between [[Russia]] and the [[NATO]]-backed Ukrainian government under [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]].<ref name=":0" /> Ukraine's war effort against Russia has been consistently funded by the [[United States]] (US) and their NATO allies.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-will-increase-financial-aid-ukraine-by-300-mln-macron-tells-donor-2022-05-05/ France will increase financial aid to Ukraine by $300 mln, Macron tells donor conference]</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-further-1-billion-in-military-support-to-ukraine PM announces further £1 billion in military support to Ukraine]</ref><ref>[https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3138602/us-announces-298-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine/ U.S. Announces $2.98 Billion in Aid to Ukraine]</ref><ref>[https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3173378/11-billion-in-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ $1.1 Billion in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine]</ref><ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/us-senate-approves-12bn-for-ukraine-in-government-funding-bill US Senate approves $12bn for Ukraine in government funding bill]</ref> The war officially began on February 24, 2022, however it was the result of eight years of fighting between Russia and NATO-backed forces in Ukraine. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Prior to the start of the war, tensions had been building between Russia and Ukraine for eight years over the [[Euromaidan color revolution]] in 2014 that overthrew the democratically-elected government of Ukraine. Following Euromaidan, [[Nazism|Nazis]] funded by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) seized control of the country.<ref>[https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War]</ref> The democratically-elected President of Ukraine, [[Viktor Yanukovych]], was exiled to Russia following the coup.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/ukraine-ex-president-viktor-yanukovych-found-guilty-of-treason Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych found guilty of treason]</ref> The post-Euromaidan coup government, controlled by CIA-funded Nazis, began the [[Donbass genocide]] after taking control, persecuting ethnic Russians living in the [[Donbass]] region of the country.<ref>[https://fondfbr.ru/en/articles/donbass-genocide-en/ THE MASS EXTERMINATION OF DONBASS RESIDENTS BY UKRAINIAN SECURITY FORCES HAS ALL THE SIGNS OF GENOCIDE]</ref><ref>[https://tass.com/world/1552099 Ukraine commits genocide in Donbass, says Canadian journalist]</ref> | Prior to the start of the war, tensions had been building between Russia and Ukraine for eight years over the [[Euromaidan color revolution]] in 2014 that overthrew the democratically-elected government of Ukraine. Following Euromaidan, [[Nazism|Nazis]] funded by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) seized control of the country.<ref>[https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War]</ref> The democratically-elected President of Ukraine, [[Viktor Yanukovych]], was exiled to Russia following the coup.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/ukraine-ex-president-viktor-yanukovych-found-guilty-of-treason Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych found guilty of treason]</ref> The post-Euromaidan coup government, controlled by CIA-funded Nazis, began the [[Donbass genocide]] after taking control, persecuting ethnic Russians living in the [[Donbass]] region of the country.<ref>[https://fondfbr.ru/en/articles/donbass-genocide-en/ THE MASS EXTERMINATION OF DONBASS RESIDENTS BY UKRAINIAN SECURITY FORCES HAS ALL THE SIGNS OF GENOCIDE]</ref><ref>[https://tass.com/world/1552099 Ukraine commits genocide in Donbass, says Canadian journalist]</ref> | ||
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At 4:04 AM, the LPR declared that the Russian operation in Ukraine was going to restore peace in the Donbass.<ref>[https://tass.com/politics/1409635 Putin’s decision to bring about restoration of peace in Donbass, LPR leader predicts]</ref> 9 minutes later, Russia declared that Ukrainian claims about the "losses of Russian aircraft and armored vehicles" were an "absolute lie."<ref>[https://tass.com/politics/1409663 Defense Ministry brands Ukraine’s claims of Russian losses as ‘absolute lies’]</ref> | At 4:04 AM, the LPR declared that the Russian operation in Ukraine was going to restore peace in the Donbass.<ref>[https://tass.com/politics/1409635 Putin’s decision to bring about restoration of peace in Donbass, LPR leader predicts]</ref> 9 minutes later, Russia declared that Ukrainian claims about the "losses of Russian aircraft and armored vehicles" were an "absolute lie."<ref>[https://tass.com/politics/1409663 Defense Ministry brands Ukraine’s claims of Russian losses as ‘absolute lies’]</ref> | ||
=== Timeline of operations in Ukraine and Novorossiya === | === Timeline of operations in Ukraine and Novorossiya === | ||
On January 11, 2023, Russian forces from [[PMC Wagner]] liberated [[Soledar]] in western Donetsk after five months of [[ | |||
==== January 2023 ==== | |||
On January 11, 2023, Russian forces from [[PMC Wagner]] liberated [[Soledar]] in western Donetsk after five months of [[Battle of Soledar|brutal fighting]], capturing 400 Ukrainians as [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] (POWs). Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were left dead after the siege.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hao6O7_XG5Q&t Russia CONQUERS Soledar, 400 Ukrainians ENCIRCLED]</ref> | |||
On January 14, 2023, PMC Wagner also liberated the Donetsk town of [[Opytnoye]] from Ukrainian occupation, moving inwards on [[Bakhmut]] to encircle it, which caused an escalation in the then-five-month-long [[Battle of Bakhmut]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r4h2YThuIA&t Wagner LIBERATES Opytnoye, Bakhmut Encirclement NEARS]</ref> | |||
On January 23, 2023, [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]], the founder of PMC Wagner, published a statement calling out Ukraine and the United States for fearing both him and his organization because "they know we can kick their assess."<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/570374-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-and-us/ Yevgeny Prigozhin: The Americans fear my Wagner organization, because they know we can kick their asses]</ref> | On January 23, 2023, [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]], the founder of PMC Wagner, published a statement calling out Ukraine and the United States for fearing both him and his organization because "they know we can kick their assess."<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/570374-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-and-us/ Yevgeny Prigozhin: The Americans fear my Wagner organization, because they know we can kick their asses]</ref> | ||
==== February 2023 ==== | |||
By February 27, 2023, the life expectancy of Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the Battle of Bakhmut dropped to four hours.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onbzHcO1eMc 4 HOUR Life Expectancy In Bakhmut, Ukraine]</ref> | |||
==== March 2023 ==== | |||
On March 4, 2023, Ukraine began a retreat from Bakhmut after seven months of the Russo-Ukrainian War's bloodiest fighting. The start of the Ukrainian retreat allowed PMC Wagner to victoriously enter the center of Bakhmut, effectively ending the main battle for the city.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B96A61HFPc Bakhmut RETREAT Begins, Wagner Moves In]</ref> However, fighting on the western outskirts of Bakhmut continues to this day. | |||
By March 9, 2023, Ukrainian casualities in Bakhmut had increaed to 1,000 dead per day.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmqI40EAXHk Ukraine LOSING 1,000 MEN Per Day In Bakhmut]</ref> | |||
By March 17, 2023, the total Ukrainian soldier death count for the Russo-Ukrainian War surpassed 250,000.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYluzYCfoc4 Ukraine Lost HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS Of Soldiers]</ref> | |||
== International conflict == | |||
=== Hungary === | |||
On March 2, 2023, [[Viktor Orbán]], the [[Prime Minister of Hungary]], stated that [[Hungary]] "doesn't consider it appropriate to assume that Russia will threaten the security of Hungary or Europe."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl7QcsP8eL4 Viktor Orbán: Russia Is NOT Our Enemy]</ref> | |||
=== United States === | |||
On February 24, 2023, a rally called [[Rage Against the War Machine]] occurred in [[Washington, D.C.]] to protest US funding for the Ukrainian war effort against Russia. 5,000 people attended the rally, including members of the [[Libertarian Party]], [[People's Party]], [[Center for Political Innovation]] (CPI), and the [[African People's Socialist Party]] (APSP).<ref>[https://twitter.com/AmericanBaath/status/1627633815672745984 I’m still waiting for the WSWS to organize an anti-war rally that’s 6 hours long, brings in 4,000 people, and marches all the way to the White House. I’m waiting. You can’t criticize #RageAgainstTheWarMachine if you aren’t even going to try and be in the anti-war movement.]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVQLbRsC38 Anti-NATO Protests SWEEP EUROPE, Putin's BIGGEST Interview Yet]</ref> | |||
On March 2, 2023, the American citizen [[Jackson Hinkle]] was put on a Ukrainian government hit list for publishing media on his show, [[The Dive with Jackson Hinkle]], that exposed the activities of neo-Nazis and the [[Islamic State]] in Ukraine.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU3L9d7gB8 Ukraine put ME on a k*ll list!]</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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