Three days later, on 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the entire country of Ukraine, partially under the pretext of protecting the DPR and the LPR. The war had wide-reaching repercussions for Ukraine, Russia, and the international community as a whole (see: War crimes, Humanitarian impact, Environmental impact ...

Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, primarily the People's Militias of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), [nb 1] were pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. They were under the …

Russia recognised the DPR and LPR as independent states on 21 February 2022 and deployed "peacekeeping" troops there. On 24 February, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, subsuming the Donbas war into it.

Feb 17, 2017 · The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) are self-proclaimed entities that emerged in spring 2014 in eastern Ukraine thanks to massive Russian support. Ukraine’s attempts to retake them in spring and summer 2014 were stopped by a full-scale Russian military offensive that August.

Feb 17, 2022 · In particular, the resolution states that the Duma deputies consider recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people's republics,” or the DPR and LPR, “to be legally justified and morally sound.”

Mar 11, 2022 · As the war in Ukraine continues, here’s a guide to some of the terms you may have heard or seen: What they mean, and why they matter. These are acronyms for two pro-Russian separatist-held...

Aug 22, 2023 · Prior to the invasion, there had already been eight years of conflict in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian Government forces and Russia-backed separatists. This paper provides a timeline of the major events that happened in the conflict in Ukraine from the 2014 annexation of Crimea to the eve of the 2022 Russian invasion.

Jan 4, 2024 · In The News ukraine war The Quiet-But-Hostile Opening Of Donetsk People’s Republic Embassy In Moscow The self-proclaimed republic is not recognized by the international community, and Russia’s decision to open its embassy …

Jan 28, 2025 · Hostilities could have been avoided, had Kiev agreed to withdraw from the territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, when answering a...

Feb 28, 2018 · Ukrainian MP and leader of the Information Resistance information community Dmytro Tymchuk forecasts that the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") and "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR"), the two Russia-backed self-proclaimed republics in Ukraine's east, may vanish within a few months if the border with Russia is sealed.