Russian ships firing missiles from the Black Sea

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an invasion launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, as the campaign began after a long military build-up, and the Russian recognition of the unilaterally declared Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, followed by the entry of the Russian armed forces into the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine on the 21st. February 2022.