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2014 Russian invasion of Crimea

Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)
Part of the Ukrainian crisis and 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
2014 Russo-ukrainian-conflict map.svg
    Areas held by the insurgents and Russia
    Areas under the control of Ukraine
(Image last updated on: 11 September 2014.)
Date 20 February 2014 – ongoing
(3 years, 1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Location  Ukraine:

 Russia:


Black Sea (Sea of Azov)
Status
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
 Russia
In Crimea:
 Crimea
 Sevastopol
In Donbass:
 Donetsk PR
 Luhansk PR
Ukraine Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Russia Vladimir Putin
Russia Sergey Shoygu
Russia Valery Gerasimov
Russia Igor Sergun
Russia Aleksandr Vitko
Russia Denis Berezovsky
Russia Alexander Lentsov
Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov
Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko
Luhansk People's Republic Igor Plotnitsky
Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
Ukraine Stepan Poltorak
Ukraine Mykhailo Kutsyn
Ukraine Serhiy Hayduk
Units involved

Russian Armed Forces:

Generalstaff central dep.svg GRU

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Internal Affairs Ministry:

Emblem of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.png State Border Guard Security Service of Ukraine Emblem.svg Security Service

  • Нарукавний знак ЦСО СБУ.png SBU Alpha Group
Strength
Crimean Force:
25,000–30,000
Black Sea Fleet:
11,000 (including Marines)
30 + Warships
(incl. submarine)
4 Squadrons of fighter aircraft
(18 planes each)
Reinforcements: 16,000–42,000
In Donbass:
7,500+ Russian infantry
Armed Forces of Ukraine: +232,000
Casualties and losses
400–500 Russian soldiers killed (acc. U.S. DoS), 12 captured
Unknown number of Donbass separatists killed
1 Crimean SDF trooper killed
2,423 killed,
6,820 wounded,
378 missing,
2,768 captured
Over 8,000 killed overall
(including 304 foreign civilians)

 Russia:

Russian Armed Forces:

Generalstaff central dep.svg GRU

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Геральдичний знак - емблема МВС України.svg Internal Affairs Ministry:


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