The Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014, significantly escalated on February 24, 2022, when Russia

invaded Ukraine. Tens of thousands of people have died as a result of the invasion, which has also sparked the
biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. By June, about 8 million Ukrainians were internally
displaced, and by February 2023, more than 8 million had left the nation.
During the 2014 Revolution for Dignity, Russia annexed Crimea, and paramilitaries backed by Russia seized
control of Ukraine's Donbas region's Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, starting a regional conflict. Russia started a
military buildup in March 2021, accumulating up to 190,000 soldiers along Ukraine's borders. Up to the day of
the invasion, Russian government officials denied any preparations to attack Ukraine.