Now the primary focus seems to be around Donetsk and Luhansk, where parts of the territory would be under pro Russian rebels. (Al jazeera for rebels in those places info)
There have also been civilian deaths due to shelling in that territory.
Japan has initiated plans to improve defense ties with the US due to the Russian invasion.
Partial/limited SWIFT sanctions have been placed on Russia targeting specific banks.
Starlink satellite has been activated in Ukraine so complete loss of internet access shouldn't be a problem.
Ukrainian UN ambassador has requested red cross to collect Russian soldiers dead bodies so the families back home can know what happened. Further moral victory for Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia have signed agreement to not frick over the nuclear reactors.
That is all I am aware of.
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Haven't Luhank and Donetsk been under effective pro-Russian control for five years or did I misunderstand something five years ago? Kharkiv didn't "fall" five years ago, but I thought the other two were federalised.
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The areas that Putin declared independent and targets for "peacekeeping" included cities and towns that were indisputably in Ukrainian hands. That's when people realized conflict was inevitable and this wasn't just posturing.
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I believe some rebel held parts of the region were under Russian control but not the entire territory? Along with the fact that they were never recognized by Ukraine as independent nor the rest of the world. They were known to be generally pro russian from what i remember too.
I would request you to not take my word for it for my knowledge of this part is shaky as well
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