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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]] involving the [[Russian Federation]] and the [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Zelenskyy]] regime of Ukraine.<ref name=":0" /> Ukraine's war effort against Russia has been consistently funded by the [[United States]] 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 began on February 24, 2022, when Russian troops entered Ukraine, however the operation had been announced the day prior.

== 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 [[Ukrainian Colour Revolution 2014|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>

=== Operation announced (February 23, 2022) ===

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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]] involving the [[Russian Federation]] and the [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Zelenskyy]] regime of Ukraine.<ref name=":0" /> Ukraine's war effort against Russia has been consistently funded by the [[United States]] 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 began on February 24, 2022, when Russian troops entered Ukraine, however the operation had been announced the day prior.
 == 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 [[Ukrainian Colour Revolution 2014|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>
 === Operation announced (February 23, 2022) ===