2014 Ukrainian crisis

First phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Top row: "Little green men" blockading Perevalne military base, south of Simferopol and siege of Sloviansk Middle row: Damage caused by the Battles of Ilovaisk and Donetsk Airport respectively Bottom: Ukrainian T-64BV tank during the Battle of Debaltseve
Date 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) – 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) Location Crimea and Donbas Result Stalemate; Russian masked troops invaded and occupied key Crimean locations Minsk II ceasefire came into effect on 15 February 2015
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia

The first phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War followed immediately the Euromaidan protest movement and subsequent Revolution of Dignity. The war began around with Russia's annexation of Crimea and wth armed Russian-backed separatist groups seized government buildings throughout the Donbas. It was started by Russia in February 2014 and initially focused on the status of Crimea and the Donbas, internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. After the Euromaidan protests and a revolution that resulted in the removal of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014 the Russian soldiers without insignia took control of strategic positions and infrastructure in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, and seized the Crimean Parliament. Russia organized a controversial referendum, whose outcome was for Crimea to join Russia. This led to the annexation of Crimea. In April 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian groups in the Donbas escalated into a war between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk republics.

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es:Primera fase de la guerra ruso-ucraniana

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