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Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)


00:02:41 1 Background
00:07:06 1.1 Euromaidan and Anti-Maidan
00:09:29 1.2 Russian political actions
00:11:55 2 Crimea
00:12:04 2.1 2014 annexation
00:15:08 2.2 Renewed conflict in 2016
00:16:36 2.3 2018 Kerch Strait incident
00:17:32 3 Donbass
00:19:17 3.1 March–July 2014
00:23:59 3.1.1 Weapons supply
00:28:23 3.2 2014 cross-border artillery shelling
00:29:44 3.3 August 2014 military invasion
00:34:11 3.3.1 Luhansk region
00:36:34 3.3.2 Donetsk region
00:38:24 3.3.3 Mariupol incursion
00:39:33 3.3.4 Result
00:40:25 3.3.5 Reaction
00:48:18 3.4 November 2014 escalation
00:55:55 3.5 2015
01:11:12 3.6 2016
01:11:59 3.7 Details of Russian involvement
01:26:09 3.7.1 Russian medal count
01:28:33 3.7.2 Training facility
01:31:29 3.7.3 Governance
01:32:06 4 Reactions to the Russian invasion in Crimea
01:32:17 4.1 Ukrainian response
01:34:06 4.2 US and NATO military response
01:36:31 4.2.1 Baltic states
01:38:27 4.2.2 Black and Mediterranean Seas
01:39:53 4.2.3 Poland and Romania
01:42:02 4.2.4 Relations with Russia
01:43:14 4.3 Military actions in other countries
01:43:24 4.3.1 Belarus
01:43:46 4.3.2 Turkey
01:44:24 4.4 International diplomatic and economic responses
01:48:47 4.5 Financial markets
01:49:49 5 Reactions to the Russian intervention in Donbass
01:53:03 5.1 Russian protests
01:54:13 5.2 Ukrainian public opinion
01:55:08 5.3 International reaction
01:56:27 6 See also



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SUMMARY
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In February 2014, Russia made several military incursions into Ukrainian territory. After Euromaidan protests and the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Russian soldiers without insignias took control of strategic positions and infrastructure within the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. Russia then annexed Crimea after a referendum in which Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation, according to official results. In April, demonstrations by pro-Russian groups in the Donbass area of Ukraine escalated into an armed conflict between the Ukrainian government and the Russia-backed separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. In August, Russian military vehicles crossed the border in several locations of Donetsk Oblast. The incursion by the Russian military was seen as responsible for the defeat of Ukrainian forces in early September.In November 2014, the Ukrainian military reported intensive movement of troops and equipment from Russia into the separatist-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine. The Associated Press reported 80 unmarked military vehicles on the move in rebel-controlled areas. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission observed convoys of heavy weapons and tanks in DPR-controlled territory without insignia. OSCE monitors further stated they observed vehicles transporting ammunition and soldiers' dead bodies crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border under the guise of humanitarian aid convoys. As of early August 2015, OSCE observed over 21 such vehicles marked with the Russian military code for soldiers killed in action. According to The Moscow Times, Russia has tried to intimidate and silence human rights workers discussing Russian soldiers' deaths in the conflict. OSCE repeatedly reported that its observers were denied access to the areas controlled by "combined Russian-separatist forces".The majority of members of the international community and organizations such as Amnesty International have condemned Russia for its actions in post-revolutionary Ukraine, accusing it of breaking international law and violating Ukrainian sovereignty. Many countries implemented economic sanctions against Russia, Russian individuals or companies – to which Russia responded in kind.In October 2015, The Washington Post reported that Russia has redeployed some of its elite units from Ukraine to Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In December 2015, Russia ...