Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine in a steep escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war. The campaign had been preceded by a Russian military buildup since early 2021[1] and numerous Russian demands for security measures and legal prohibitions against Ukraine joining NATO.[2]

Prelude

On 10 November 2021, the United States reported an unusual movement of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders.[3] On 7 December, US president Joe Biden warned President of Russia Vladimir Putin of "strong economic and other measures" if Russia attacked Ukraine.[3] On 17 December 2021, Putin proposed a prohibition on Ukraine joining NATO, which Ukraine rejected.[3]

On 17 January 2022, Russian troops began arriving in Russia's ally Belarus, ostensibly "for military exercises".[3] On 24 January, NATO put troops on standby.[3] On 25 January, Russian military exercises involving 6,000 troops and 60 jets took place in Russia near Ukraine and Crimea.[3] On 10 February, Russia and Belarus began 10 days of military maneuvers.[3] Fighting escalated in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine on the 17th.[3] On 21 February, Vladimir Putin officially ordered Russian forces to enter the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine.[4] He also announced Russian recognition of the two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine (the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic).[5][6]

Initial invasion

Southeastern front

2022 Ukrainian counteroffensives

A Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast and a Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast both resulted in Ukrainian victories, ending with the liberation of Kherson.

Second stalemate

2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive

In early June 2023, Ukraine launched a substantial counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines.[7][8][9] However, by the end of 2023, the offensive had ended in failure.

Second winter campaign and 2024 campaigns

2025 campaigns

2026 campaigns

On 25 June, President Zelenskyy approved a 40-day influence operation of long-range, mid-range and SBU operations to push Russia toward ending the war,[10][11] extending the influence operation on 4 August.[12] UATV reported that the first 40-day operation had disabled 30% of Russia's oil-refining capacity, damaged 80% of Wildberries logistics centres, other high-value military and logistics targets had been struck and that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had acknowledged this by saying "long-range strikes by Ukraine's armed forces have changed the dynamics of the war."[13] The long-range drone strikes included targeting Russian military industrial sites and oil refineries, including dramatically around Moscow and St Petersburg, causing a fuel crisis for civilian vehicles.[11]

From 8 July, Ukraine started attacking Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov using drones, in part impeding the supply of Crimea alongside attacks on vehicles travelling on the R280 highway. About 90 vessels were attacked in under a week. In consequence on 10 July Russia suspended shipping entering the Sea of Azov from the Volga–Don Canal. Forbes Russia reported the attacks had stopped a quarter of Russian grain exports causing global wheat prices to increase by about 4%.[14][15][16] Ukraine reported that by 13 August drones had struck nearly 220 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, including oil tankers, grain ships and passenger ferries.[17]

On 10 to 12 July, Russia launched missile and drone attacks on the Port of Chornomorsk near Odesa, stating they struck port infrastructure, fuel storage tanks, an ammunition warehouse, and also two ferries and a container ship. In consequence, Ukrainian agricultural group Kernel Holding suspended its operations at Chornomorsk.[18] Russian attacks continued, with LIGA.net reporting that during July port infrastructure was attacked 67 times with vessels attacked 22 times at sea and 35 times in port, compared to 14 attacks on Ukrainian vessels during all of 2025.[19] On 22 July, Maersk announced it had suspended its shipping service to Ukraine,[20] and on 23 July shipping to deep-water ports in the Odesa area (Chornomorsk, Port of Odesa, Pivdennyi Port) was completely suspended due to the Russian attacks, though the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky stated there were other routes available such as road transport and the Danube Delta port of Izmail.[21][22] The New York Times reported that the Russian attacks appeared to be a response to Ukraine's Sea of Azov attacks, and that the three deep-sea ports usually shipped 60% of Ukraine's monthly exports of $3.5 billion which had been largely protected by the Black Sea Grain Initiative agreement.[23]

In August, US Vice President JD Vance requested that Ukraine pause attacks on tankers carrying Kazakhstan produced crude oil from the Russian Port of Novorossiysk, that had been transited there through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium oil pipeline, to which Ukraine agreed. US companies Chevron and Exxon own 50% and 25% respectively of the Tengiz oilfield, Kazakhstan's largest oilfield.[24][25]

Ukraine's grain exports fell by 75% in first half of August and local grain prices fell below production costs, jeopardising decisions to sow grain for the following year.[26]

On 13 August, Ukraine reported it had, via a third party, sent Russia an offer that they both halt attacks on civilian vessels and ports in the Black Sea. Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that while they had heard many ⁠truce calls through various channels, they had not received any formal proposal.[27][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Banco, Erin; Graff, Garret M.; Seligman, Lara; Toosi, Nahal; Ward, Alexander (24 February 2023). "'Something Was Badly Wrong': When Washington Realized Russia Was Actually Invading Ukraine". Politico Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want?". BBC News. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Soldiers, Separatists, Sanctions: A Timeline Of The Russia-Ukraine Crisis". Agence France-Presse. NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED. Agence France-Presse. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Roth, Andrew; Borger, Julian (21 February 2022). "Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine on 'peacekeeping duties'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Extracts from Putin's speech on Ukraine". Reuters. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Putin, Vladimir (21 February 2022). "Address by the president of the Russian Federation". Kremlin.ru. Moscow. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Sanchez, Raf; Parafeniuk, Anastasiia; O'Reilly, Bill (8 June 2023). "Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia". NBC News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Schmidt, Samantha (8 June 2023). "Ukrainian military begins counteroffensive to oust Russian occupiers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Further sources:
  10. ↑ Oliynyk, Tetyana (25 June 2026). "Zelenskyy approves 40-day security service operation aimed at pushing Russia to end its war". Ukrainska Pravda. Kyiv. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  11. 1 2 Beaumont, Peter (16 July 2026). "What is Ukraine's 40-day campaign against Russia and has it worked?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Petrenko, Roman (4 August 2026). "After 40 days of operations to "push Russia towards peace", Zelenskyy approves new ones". Ukrainska Pravda. Kyiv. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Oleksandr, Shostal (5 August 2026). "Russia Has Lost 30% of Its Oil-Refining Capacity in Ukraine's 40-Day Campaign". 112.ua. Kyiv. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Harding, Luke (12 July 2026). "Ukrainian drone strikes force Russia to suspend shipping in Sea of Azov". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ukrainian drone campaign paralyzes quarter of Russia's grain exports". The New Voice of Ukraine. Kyiv. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Beaumont, eter (11 June 2026). "'Highway of death': the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Harding, Luke; Roth, Andrew (13 August 2026). "Ukraine 'offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Russia says it struck Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, causing damage". Reuters. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  19. ↑ Kasiyan, Vira (10 August 2026). "Shallow Water in the Danube Has Complicated Ukrainian Grain Exports – Bloomberg". LIGA.net. Kyiv. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Kasiyan, Vira (22 July 2026). "Maersk has suspended operations at the port of Chornomorsk: cargo will be rerouted to Romania". LIGA.net. Kyiv. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Kasiyan, Vira (23 July 2026). "Vysotsky: There is no complete blockade of shipping at this time". LIGA.net. Kyiv. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Ukraine's losses top $1B amid blockade on Black Sea ports". Türkiye Today. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Santora, Marc (13 August 2026). "Russian Strikes on Dozens of Grain Ships Threaten Global Food Supplies". New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Miller, Christopher; Moore, Malcolm; Mackinnon, Amy (12 August 2026). "JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  25. 1 2 "Ukraine Offers Russia Black Sea Moratorium". Kyiv Post. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Harmash, Olena (13 August 2026). "Ukraine's farmers despair as Russia's Black Sea blockade traps their harvest". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Dysa, Yuliia; Flynn, Daniel (13 August 2026). "Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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