User:Omgtaylorswift/sandbox

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Testcase 1[edit]

Side by side comparison
{{Infobox military conflict}}{{Infobox military conflict/sandbox}}
Russian military intervention in Ukraine
Part of the 2014 Crimean crisis

Crimea (dark green), Rest of Ukraine (light green) and Russia (light red) in Europe
  Russia
Date27 February 2014 (de facto)[1] – present
Location
Crimean peninsula, Kherson Oblast,[2] Ukraine
Status

Ongoing

  • Russia takes effective military control over Crimea, overpowering aerial and naval fleets[3]
  • Covert operations conducted by the Russian special forces (Spetsnaz) and proclaimed "self-defense" forces without identification signs[4]
  • Russia-Ukraine borders are patrolled by the Russian army until 4 March[5]
  • Russian military entered the Kherson Oblast on 8 March 2014[2]
Belligerents
Russia Russia Ukraine Ukraine[6]
Commanders and leaders
Pres. Vladimir Putin
PM Dmitry Medvedev
Gen. Sergey Shoygu
Gen. Valery Gerasimov
Lt.Gen. Igor Sergun
V.Adm. Aleksandr Vitko
Pres. Oleksandr Turchynov
Adm. Ihor Tenyukh
Lt.Gen. Mykhailo Kutsyn
R.Adm. Serhiy Hayduk
Units involved

Russian Armed Forces:[7][8]
76th Airborne Division
31st Airborne Brigade
18th Mechanized Brigade

Baltic Fleet[9]
Northern Fleet
Black Sea Fleet:

GRU Operators

Armed Forces of Ukraine:
Ukrainian Navy

  • 36th Coastal Defense Brigade[10]
Ukrainian Sea Guard
Ukrainian police
Internal Troops
Strength

Crimean Force: 25,000–30,000[11][12]

  • Black Sea Fleet: 11,000 (including Marines)
  • 4 Squadrons of fighter aircraft (18 planes each)
Reinforcements:Between 16,000[10][13][14][15] and 42,000[16] troops
Crimean garrison:
~ 14,500 Troops[17]
10 warships
Casualties and losses
1 cruiser hulk scuttled as blockship[18]
1 diving support vessel scuttled[19]
2 injured (1 head concussion, 1 wounded)[6][20][21]
50 border guards captured[22]
1 admiral defected
1 Trans Bat surrendered[23]
Script error: No such module "iraqi civil war 2024".ohio
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Russian Military Forces Come Into Chonhar Village, Kherson Region. Ukrainian News, 8 March 2014
  3. ^ "Ukraine Puts Troops on High Alert, Threatening War", The New York Times, 2 March 2014
  4. ^ "NATO Secretary General – Doorstep statement to the media". YouTube. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ Ukraine revolt was anti-constitutional coup, Putin says CBC. Retrieved 4 March 2014
  6. ^ a b by: Network writers, agencies (27 February 2014). "Russian troop invasion encircles Crimea's capital as Ukraine PM declares the nation to be on 'brink of disaster'". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ^ General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: in Crimea – not just soldiers from units of Black Sea Fleet. Ukrayinska Pravda. 4 March 2014
  8. ^ In Crimea, Russian soldiers are not only part of the Black Sea Fleet, says the General Staff of AF of Ukraine. Interfax-Ukraine. 4 March 2014
  9. ^ http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/russia_redeploys_ships_of_baltic_and_northern_fleets_to_sevastopol_violates_agreement_with_ukraine_317983
  10. ^ a b Russia Stages a Coup in Crimea. The Daily Beast.com
  11. ^ "Ukraine looks for 'sign of hope' from Russia over Crimea". CNN.
  12. ^ "In Crimea are already 30 thousand of Russian military – border guards". Ukrayinska Pravda. 7 March 2014.
  13. ^ "An eerie mood on the ground in Crimea". CNN.
  14. ^ Dearden, Lizzie (1 March 2014). "Ukraine crisis: Putin asks Russian parliament's permission for military intervention in Crimea". The Independent.
  15. ^ Russia illegally increased the number of its troops in Ukraine up to 16 thousand – acting Defense Minister. Interfax-Ukraine. 3 March 2014
  16. ^ Anonymous (3 March 2014). "Insider's view: Moscow is in control of Crimea in Ukraine". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Ukraine must focus on where its assets are stationed, experts say". The Guardian. 3 March 2014.
  18. ^ Russia sinks ship to block Ukrainian Navy ships, NavalToday.com, 3 March 2014
  19. ^ Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet. Ukrayinska Pravda, 7 March 2014
  20. ^ Ukrainian officer was injured in Sevastopol, while protecting warehouses with arms. Ukrayinska Pravda. 3 March 2014
  21. ^ In Chonhar Berkut shot activist with humanitarian help for the Ukrainian soldiers. Ukrayinska Pravda. 10 March 2014
  22. ^ "Putin vs the people of Ukraine". 2 March. In Ukranian. Ukrayinska Pravda. 2 March 2014
  23. ^ In Bakhchisaray an abducted commander surrendered military unit to invaders. Ukrayinska Pravda. 10 March 2014