Russo-Ukrainian war

Historical eventJune 62023

Russo-Ukrainian war

Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.

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When
Tuesday, June 6 20233 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2023.

What happened

The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed groups who started a war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be occupied by Russia. The first eight years of conflict also involved naval incidents and cyberwarfare. In February 2022,

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When did Russo-Ukrainian war happen?

June 6 2023 — 3 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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