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Undid revision 1073845018 by NorsemanII (talk) both Ukraine and Poland claimed Eastern Galicia after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. it's not clear to me that the ensuing war qualifies as an invasion; the linked article doesn't say it is; and I can't find any sources calling it that. Subtelny, whom I cite for contemporaneous invasions, does not characterize it that way (p. 413) Tag: Undo |
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Ukraine also considers the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and [[Luhansk People's Republic]] (2014–present), separatist entities nominally independent from Russia, to be part of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. |
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|Russian forces invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Ukraine conflict: Russian forces invade after Putin TV declaration |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60503037 |access-date=2022-02-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Ukraine has been invaded or occupied a number of times throughout its history.
| Conflict | Invasion | Invading force(s) | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian War of Independence and Soviet–Ukrainian War (1917–1921) |
1918 Soviet invasion of Ukraine |  Soviet Union
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1918 | Initial fighting in the war lasted from January to June of 1918, ending with the Central Powers' intervention.[1]: 350, 403 |
| 1918 Central Powers intervention in Ukraine |  German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Imperial German and Austro-Hungarian forces entered Ukraine to push out the Russians, as part of an agreement with the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1]: 397, 403
Occupation: Ukrainian State (1918), a German-installed government of much of Ukraine. | ||
| 1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine | Soviet Union
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1919 | A full-scale invasion began in January 1919.[1]: 364 | |
| World War II (1939–1945) |
Hungaro-Ukrainian War |  Kingdom of Hungary
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1939 | The Kingdom of Hungary invaded Ukraine and annexed Transcarpathian Ukraine.[1]: 518
Occupation: Governorate of Subcarpathia (1939–1945), an autonomous region including occupied Transcarpathian Ukraine. |
| Operation Barbarossa |  Nazi Germany
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1941 | Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, including Ukraine.[1]: 513, 520
Occupation: Reichskommissariat Ukraine (1941–1944). | |
| Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present) |
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation |  Russian Federation
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2014 | The Russian Federation annexed Crimea from February to March, described by some observers as an annexation[2] and by others as an infiltration.[3]
Occupation: The Republic of Crimea and federal city of Sevastopol (2014–present), claimed by Russia as federal subjects and considered an occupation by the government of Ukraine (as part of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine) and by the United Nations.[4][5] |
| War in Donbas | After a commencement of hostilities in April 2014, Russian forces invaded Donbas in August of that year.[6] While many Russian soldiers withdrew in September,[7] multiple ceasefires were declared and broken in the following years.
Ukraine also considers the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic (2014–present), separatist entities nominally independent from Russia, to be part of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. | |||
| 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
2022 | Russian forces invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.[8] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Orest Subtelny (1988). Ukraine: A History. University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Pifer, Steven (18 March 2019). "Five years after Crimea's illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Russia's Crimea plan detailed, secret and successful". BBC News. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
The takeover of Crimea has been completely different. This was an infiltration, not an invasion.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Nasha" Poklonsky promises to the "Berkut" fighters to punish the participants of the Maidan, Segodnya (20 March 2016)
- ^ "A/RES/71/205 – E – A/RES/71/205". undocs.org.
- ^ Kramer, Andrew E.; Gordon, Michael R. (27 August 2014). "Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine says most Russian troops have moved back across border". The Guardian. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine conflict: Russian forces invade after Putin TV declaration". BBC News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.