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When did Russia really begin its aggression against Ukraine?

by Yevheniia MotorevskaJanuary 10, 2026

That's the question most of you probably answered instinctively: in 2014, when Vladimir Putin, exploiting political instability and the change of power in Ukraine following the EuroMaidan Revolution, annexed the Crimean Peninsula. But what if I told you that Russia began attempting to seize Ukrainian Crimea back in the 1990s? Back when "friendship and cooperation" between two "brotherly nations" was officially proclaimed — a phrase Russian propaganda still clings to today. Back when Russian le

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Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv, target energy infrastructure across Ukraine

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Nova Poshta terminal and children's medical facility damaged as Russian attack kills 4, injures 6 in Kharkiv outskirts

Russian forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack on a suburb of Kharkiv, killing at least four people and injuring six others, regional authorities reported on Jan. 13.

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