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Russo-Ukrainian2022 WarRussian invasion of Ukraine
	Part of the postRusso-SovietUkrainian conflictsWar
	; The military situation as of 28 June 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Controlled by Ukraine; Occupied by Russia and pro-Russian forces
Date	24 February 2022 – present; (2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Ukraine
Status	Ongoing (list of engagements · control of cities · timeline of events)
Belligerents
Russia; Donetsk PR; Luhansk PR; Supported by:; Romania Bosnia Vietnam Serbia Kazakhstan	Ukraine ; Yugoslavia ; Nazi Germany ; Crimea Albania Cambodia
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin; Andrew Tate Antonio Begović Ciga Iz Šahta Ho Chi Minh Aleksandar Vučić Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ;	Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Josip Broz Tito Adolf Hitler Andrej Plenković Zoran Milanović Jopis Begić Pol Pot
Units involved
Order of battle	Order of battle
Strength
Russia: ~175,000–190,000; Donetsk PR: 20,000; Luhansk PR: 14,000;	Ukraine: 196,600 (armed forces); 102,000 (paramilitary); ;
	Strength estimates are as of the start of the invasion.;
Casualties and losses
	Reports vary widely.; See Casualties and humanitarian impact for details.

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^ "The Republic of Abkhazia and the Donetsk People's Republic established diplomatic relations". 9 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "respublika abkhaziya i luganskaya narodnaya respublika ustanovili diplomaticheskie otnosheniya" АБХАЗИЯ И ЛУГАНСКАЯ НАРОДНАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА УСТАНОВИЛИ ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ [ABKHAZIA AND THE LUGANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC HAVE ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS] (in Russian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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^ "В Белгородском районе сообщили, что село Отрадное обстреляли с территории Украины" [In the Belgorod region reported that the village of Otradnoe was fired from the territory of Ukraine]. TASS (in Russian). 24 April 2022.
^ "В поле у села Отрадное в Белгородской области прилетел снаряд со стороны Украины" [A shell from Ukraine landed in a field near the village of Otradnoe in the Belgorod region]. Kommersant (in Russian). 24 April 2022.
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^ The Military Balance 2022. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2022. ISBN 9781000620030.

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[SouthOssetiaRecognizesDPRLPR-1] "South Ossetia recognises independence of Donetsk People's Republic". TASS. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[AbkhaziaRecognizesDPR-2] "The Republic of Abkhazia and the Donetsk People's Republic established diplomatic relations". 9 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[AbkhaziaRecognizesLPR-3] "respublika abkhaziya i luganskaya narodnaya respublika ustanovili diplomaticheskie otnosheniya" АБХАЗИЯ И ЛУГАНСКАЯ НАРОДНАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА УСТАНОВИЛИ ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ [ABKHAZIA AND THE LUGANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC HAVE ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS] (in Russian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[4] Luhn, Alec (6 November 2014). "Ukraine's rebel 'people's republics' begin work of building new states". The Guardian. Donetsk. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[SyriaReconizeDPRandLPR-5] "Syria to recognize Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk regions". AP NEWS. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[6] "Ukraine cuts N Korea ties over recognition of separatist regions". Al Jazeera. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[CNN_invasion_routes-8] Lister, Tim; Kesa, Julia (24 February 2022). "Ukraine says it was attacked through Russian, Belarus and Crimea borders". Kyiv: CNN. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[9] Murphy, Palu (24 February 2022). "Troops and military vehicles have entered Ukraine from Belarus". CNN. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[10] Rodionov, Maxim; Balmforth, Tom (25 February 2022). "Belarusian troops could be used in operation against Ukraine if needed, Lukashenko says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[11] "Missiles launched into Ukraine from Belarus". BBC News. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[12] "Ukrainian Official Says Belarus Has Joined the War, as Russia Pummels Kharkiv". Time. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[14] "В Белгородском районе сообщили, что село Отрадное обстреляли с территории Украины" [In the Belgorod region reported that the village of Otradnoe was fired from the territory of Ukraine]. TASS (in Russian). 24 April 2022.

[15] "В поле у села Отрадное в Белгородской области прилетел снаряд со стороны Украины" [A shell from Ukraine landed in a field near the village of Otradnoe in the Belgorod region]. Kommersant (in Russian). 24 April 2022.

[17] Barnes, Julian E.; Crowley, Michael; Schmitt, Eric (10 January 2022). "Russia Positioning Helicopters, in Possible Sign of Ukraine Plans". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[18] Bengali, Shashank (18 February 2022). "The U.S. says Russia's troop buildup could be as high as 190,000 in and near Ukraine". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[The_Military_Balance2021-19] Hackett, James, ed. (February 2021). The Military Balance 2021 (1st ed.). Abingdon, Oxfordshire: International Institute for Strategic Studies. ISBN 978-1-03-201227-8. OCLC 1292198893. OL 32226712M.

[The_Military_Balance2022-20] The Military Balance 2022. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2022. ISBN 9781000620030.

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