Pada tanggal '''24 Februari 2022,''' [[Rusia]] melancarkan operasi militer ke [[Ukraina]] salah satu negara tetangganya di sebelah barat daya, operasi ini menandai peristiwa penting dalam [[perang Rusia-Ukraina]] yang [[Pendudukan Rusia atas Krimea|dimulai pada tahun 2014]]. [[Invasi]] ini juga menyebabkan sepertiga penduduk Ukraina untuk berpindah<ref name="BidenConsequences">{{cite news|last1=Ratcliffe|first1=Rebecca|last2=Clayton|first2=Abené|last3=Gabbatt|first3=Adam|last4=Chao-Fong|first4=Léonie|last5=Lock|first5=Samantha|last6=Ambrose|first6=Tom|date=19 March 2022|title=Biden outlines 'consequences' if China aids Russia – as it happened|trans-title=Biden meringkaskan "akibat" jika Tiongkok membantu Rusia – seperti yang terjadi|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live|work=[[The Guardian]]|issn=1756-3224|oclc=60623878|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329020321/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live|archive-date=18 March 2022|access-date=28 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":BBCAdvisers">{{cite news|date=31 March 2022|title=Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says|trans-title=Perang Ukraina: AS mengatakan bahwa Putin sedang dibohongi oleh penasihatnya yang takut|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331020115/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117|archive-date=31 March 2022|access-date=31 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> dan lainnya dari 7 juta orang Ukraina meninggalkan negaranya,<ref name="UNHCR-Ukraine">{{cite web|date=<!--kept up-to-date-->|title=Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation|url=https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine|website=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]|trans-title=Situasi Pengungsi Ukraina|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> yang memicu [[Krisis pengungsi Ukraina|krisis pengungsi]] Eropa yang paling cepat sejak [[Perang Dunia II]].<ref name="Blake-2022-03-15">{{cite news|last1=Keane|first1=Daniel|last2=Blake|first2=Elly|date=14 March 2022|title=What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply?|trans-title=Apa itu skema pengungsi Rumah untuk Ukraina dan bagaimana Anda mendaftar?|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html|issn=2041-4404|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314151733/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/host-ukraine-refugee-scheme-uk-london-russia-war-apply-b987910.html|archive-date=14 March 2022|access-date=15 March 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|website=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref><ref name=":ElPaisExodus">{{cite news|last1=Pita|first1=Antonio|last2=Costa|first2=Raúl Sánchez|date=3 March 2022|title=Ukrainian exodus could be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II|trans-title=Eksodus orang Ukraina mungkin menjadi krisis pengungsi Eropa terbesar sejak Perang Dunia II|url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html|newspaper=[[El País]]|issn=0213-4608|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405100721/https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-03-03/ukrainian-exodus-could-be-europes-biggest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii.html|archive-date=5 April 2022|access-date=9 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
Pada tahun 2014, Rusia [[Aneksasi Krimea|menyerbu dan menganeksasi]] Krimea, dan separatis yang didukung oleh Rusia mengambil sebagian wilayah [[Donbas]] di Ukraina tenggara, yang terdiri atas [[Oblast Luhansk]] dan [[Oblast Donetsk]], yang memicu [[Perang di Donbas|perang regional]].<ref name=":VoxExplanation">{{Cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Jen|last2=Guyer|first2=Jonathan|date=24 February 2022|title=Russia's war in Ukraine, explained|trans-title=Perang Rusia-Ukraina, dijelaskan|url=https://www.vox.com/2022/2/23/22948534/russia-ukraine-war-putin-explosions-invasion-explained|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224174928/https://www.vox.com/2022/2/23/22948534/russia-ukraine-war-putin-explosions-invasion-explained|archive-date=24 February 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CFR">{{cite web|date=28 February 2022|title=Conflict in Ukraine|url=https://cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine|website=Global Conflict Tracker|publisher=[[Council on Foreign Relations]]|trans-title=Konflik di Ukraina|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> Pada tahun 2021, Rusia memulai [[Krisis Rusia-Ukraina 2021–2022|penumpukan militer skala besar]] pada batas Rusia-Ukraina, berjumlah 190.000 pasukan dan perlengkapannya senjatanya.
