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Friday, April 17, 2026

Collection of facts about the Russo-Ukrainian War

This post is a collection of facts about the Ukrainian-Russo War (2014 - now). There are 20 facts listed below.

• Russia annexed Crimea in Mar 2014
• Russian-backed militants invaded the Donbas region in Apr 2014
• Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) established
• Minsk agreements signed in 2015
• Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine cannot join NATO
• Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022
• Siege of Mariupol (Feb - Apr 2022)
• Russia abandoned attempts to capture Kyiv in Apr 2022
• Battle of Donbas began in Apr 2022
• Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson and Kharkiv regions in 2022
• Russia annexes Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia in Sept 2022
• Wagner Group captures Bakhmut for Russian control (May 2023)
• Battle of Avdiivka (Oct 2023 - Feb 2024)
• Russia invaded Chasiv Yar in Apr 2024
• Ukraine invaded Kursk region in Russia in Aug 2024
• Russia captured Velyka Novosilka in Jan 2025
• Russia captured Pokrovsk, Mynohrad, Huliaipole in 2026
• Russia occupies 20% of Ukraine as of Apr 2026
• 8 million Ukrainians displaced internally
• 6-7 million Ukrainians have fled the country

Sources

Wikipedia: Russo-Ukrainian War, Russo-Ukrainian War (2022 - present)