Ukraine-russia war

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in 2014 after Ukraine’s decision to pursue closer ties with the European Union and reject a proposed Russian trade deal. Russia responded by annexing Crimea, a peninsula in Ukraine that had previously been part of Russia. This annexation was widely condemned by the international community.
Following the annexation, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine declared independence, leading to a conflict between Ukrainian government forces and the separatists. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands more.
The conflict has had significant economic consequences for both countries, as well as for the global economy. It has also strained relations between Russia and the West, leading to increased sanctions against Russia.
Efforts to resolve the conflict have been unsuccessful, and the situation remains volatile. The international community continues to monitor the situation closely and work towards a peaceful resolution.

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that started in 2014. The invasion became the largest attack on a European country since World War II.[12][13][14] It is estimated to have caused tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties and hundreds of thousands of military casualties. By June 2022, Russian troops occupied about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. Extensive environmental damage caused by the war has been widely described as an ecocide, while war-related disruption to Ukrainian agriculture and shipping contributed to a world food crisis. The Russian attacks on civilians have been characterised by scholars as genocide and democide against Ukrainians.