Keys to the Russian invasion of separatist areas in Ukraine

The movement of Russian troops to the Donbas area and attacks on Ukrainian military installations occurred in the early hours of this February 24, 2022.

MADRID. What Western countries, especially the United States, had been warning of finally happened in the early hours of this February 24, 2022: soldiers from the US Army Russia they moved towards the so-called zone of the donbaswhat Ukraine he recognizes as his own and that it is inhabited by a large number of people of Russian origin.

The area tries to become independent from Ukraine since 2014, so a war has been going on there ever since between Ukrainian forces and separatist militias; Casualties from that conflict are estimated at 14,000. On February 21, the government of Russia recognized in that area the existence of the republics of Donestk and Lugansk and on February 22 he received the Senate authorization to send troops to the area for purported pacification purposes.

Here are the main facts of what Ukraine and the West consider a invasion and Russia a mission to support fellow countrymen threatened by another country (Ukraine).

The russian President, Vladimir Putin, issued a televised message in the early hours of this Thursday in which he announced the mobilization of troops and weapons to the area of the donbas. He assured that the intention is to “demilitarize and denazify Ukraine» that -he affirmed- is committing a genocide with the pro-Russian populations of the area.
Immediately after the message Putinmembers of the Russian Army and tanks crossed the border of Russia to Donbas. The movement, according to Ukrainian sources, also occurred from the area of Crimea (annexed by Russia in 2014) and from Belarus (an ally of Putin).
They registered attackspresumably with missiles on Ukrainian military installations at various border points and even near the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. The objective would have been to neutralize the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense capacity.
No attacks on civilian targets have been reported in areas completely controlled by Ukrainesuch as cities or towns. According to Moscow, the attacks recorded on Ukrainian territory have been executed with precision and are exclusively for war purposes.
As a result of the Russian attacks and the Ukrainian response in the border areas with the separatist areas, casualties have been recorded on both sides.
The government of Ukraine It asked its citizens to stay in their homes, but thousands of people have begun to evacuate cities and towns in fear of an escalation of the conflict.
The West has promised that it will respond to the considered invasion strictly Russian, while Putin He warned that any intervention will receive a response “as never seen before.” (LAG)