Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Russo-Ukrainian_WarThe Russo-Ukrainian War ( Ukrainian: російсько-українська війна, romanized : rosiisko-ukrainska viina) is an ongoing and protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began in February 2014. The war has centered on the status of Crimea and parts of the Donbas, which are internationally recognised as part of Ukraine .
Russia–Ukraine relations - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–Ukraine_relationsBoth like Russia as well as Ukraine claim their heritage from Rus (also known as Kyivan Rus or Ancient Rus) that in the 10th century united several tribes and clans of various ethnic origin and background under the Byzantine church. Rus as a political formation suffered from feudal fragmentation, according to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia and its history is filled with numerous conflicts between various princes. According to old-Russian chronicles, Kyiv, the modern capital …
Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_WarThe initial protestsacross southern and eastern Ukraine were largely native expressions of discontent with the new Ukrainian government. Russian involvement at this stage was limited to its voicing of support for the demonstrations, and the emergence of the separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk began as a small fringe group of the protesters, independent of Russian contr…