The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Russo-Ukrainian war.
The war is an ongoing international conflict between Russia (alongside Russian-backed separatists) and Ukraine which began in February 2014. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia annexed Ukrainian Crimea and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas war. The first eight years of conflict included naval incidents, cyberwarfare, and heightened political tensions. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a major escalation of the conflict.
Overview of articles Top-level overview articles Russo-Ukrainian war 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Timelines Timeline of the Russian annexation of Crimea Timeline of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Timeline of the war in Donbas 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present): Early 2021 – 23 February 2022: Prelude 24 February – 7 April 2022: Initial invasion 8 April – 28 August 2022: Southeastern front 29 August – 11 November 2022: 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensives 12 November 2022 – 7 June 2023: Second stalemate 8 June 2023 – 31 August 2023: 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive 1 September 2023 – 30 November 2023: 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive 1 December 2023 – 31 March 2024: 2023–2024 winter campaigns 1 April 2024 – 31 July 2024: 2024 spring and summer campaigns 1 August 2024 – 31 December 2024: 2024 summer–autumn offensives 1 January 2025 – 31 May 2025: 2025 winter and spring offensives 1 June 2025 – 31 August 2025: 2025 summer offensives 1 September 2025 – present: 2025 autumn–winter offensives
Years in Russia 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Years in Ukraine 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Subjects An alphabetical list of subjects related to the war. Articles related to a subject are listed alphabetically under the main subject.
Participants Combatants of the war in Donbas Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Historical background
Armed Forces of Ukraine Budapest Memorandum Controversy in Russia regarding the legitimacy of eastward NATO expansion Dissolution of the Soviet Union Enlargement of NATO 2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin NATO open door policy Russia–Ukraine gas disputes Russia under Vladimir Putin 2003 Tuzla Island conflict
Prelude to the war A chronological list of articles about the period immediately prelude to war; for earlier articles see the Historical background section.
Orange Revolution Euromaidan 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Minsk agreements 2014 Hrushevsky Street protests Revolution of Dignity 2014 Odesa clashes Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Belarus–European Union border crisis Kerch Strait incident Martial law in Ukraine in 2018 Donbass War
Civil Defense Martial law in Ukraine Mobilization in Ukraine
Communications and the media Look for Your Own Never Ever Can We Be Brothers I Want to Live (hotline) I Want to Reach my Own
Media
Media portrayal of the Russo-Ukrainian War Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Reactions to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis List of journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Media Center Ukraine Krasovsky case Novaya Gazeta Russian 2022 war censorship laws Ukrinform
Slogans, visual expressions, and symbols
Putin khuylo! Putler Slava Ukraini Russian warship, go fuck yourself Soviet imagery during the Russo-Ukrainian War Z (military symbol) Strength is in truth Where have you been for eight years? Destroyed Russian military equipment exhibition Grain From Ukraine program Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine White-blue-white flag
Propaganda, sham elections, and disinformation
Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Roskomnadzor Max (app) Internet Research Agency 2025 internet restrictions in Russia Crimean consensus Ruwiki (Wikipedia fork) Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea (11 March 2014) 2014 Crimean status referendum (16 March 2014) 2014 Donbas status referendums (11 May 2014) 2014 Crimean parliamentary election (14 September 2014) 2014 Donbas general elections (2 November 2014) 2018 Donbas general elections (11 November 2018) 2019 Crimean parliamentary election (9 September 2019) 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine (23–27 September 2022) 2023 elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine (8–10 September 2019) Special military operation On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians Address concerning the events in Ukraine Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory What Russia Should Do with Ukraine Manifesto of the South Russian People's Council Disinformation Governance Board
Crimea Russian occupation of Crimea
Economics and food Black Sea Grain Initiative Economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Grain From Ukraine program People's Bayraktar 2022 Russian crude oil price cap sanctions Signmyrocket.com
Effects within Russia 2022 Russian martial law 2022 Russian mobilization 2022 Moscow rally 2022 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Elections and referendums 2014 Ukrainian local elections (Kyiv) 2014 Ukrainian presidential election (25 May 2014) (Opinion polling) 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election (26 October 2014) (Opinion polling) 2015 Ukrainian local elections 2019 Ukrainian presidential election (31 March 2019) (Opinion polling) 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election (21 July 2019) (Opinion polling) 2020 Ukrainian local elections (Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv) Next Ukrainian presidential election (Opinion polling) Next Ukrainian parliamentary election (Opinion polling) Next Ukrainian local elections
Energy Russia–Ukraine gas disputes Nord Stream, Nord Stream 2 Russia in the European energy sector
Gender LGBTQ people in the Russo-Ukrainian War Women in the war in Donbas Women in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Human rights, war crimes, genocide Human rights Humanitarian situation during the war in Donbas 2022 mobilization in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
War crimes
2022 Russian theft of Ukrainian grain Bucha massacre Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine Izium mass graves Makiivka surrender incident Murder of Yevgeny Nuzhin Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians Russian strikes on hospitals during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian torture chambers in Ukraine Sexual violence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Torture and castration of a Ukrainian POW in Pryvillia Torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan Use of incendiary weapons in the Russo-Ukrainian War War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sexual violence
Sexual violence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Genocide Allegations of genocide in Donbas Allegations of genocide of Ukrainians in the Russo-Ukrainian War What Russia Should Do with Ukraine
Dislocation of the Ukrainian population The following section includes forced movement (e.g. ethnic cleansing) and crisis movement (e.g. war refugees/evacuees). Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians 2022 evacuation of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic Ukrainian refugee crisis 2022 mobilization in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
Prosecution of war criminals Trial of Vadim Shishimarin Trial of Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova
Other subjects Russian usage of mobile crematoriums in Ukraine 2014 Russian sabotage activities in Ukraine Scam call centers in Ukraine Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
Public opinion and national morale Be Brave Like Ukraine Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra United24 United News (telethon) Destroyed Russian military equipment exhibition
Nationalism Pan-Slavism
Russian
Russian nationalism Angry patriots Donbas separatism Novorossiya Russian irredentism Russian world Ruscism Putinism Russian imperialism Russification
Ukrainian
Ukrainian nationalism Far-right politics in Ukraine Greater Ukraine Ukrainization History of Ukrainian nationality
Occupations Overviews Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine Areas
Snake Island campaign Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic Russian occupation of Chernihiv Oblast Russian occupation of Crimea Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast Russian occupation of Kyiv Oblast Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast Russian occupation of Sumy Oblast Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast
Peace issues Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war Minsk agreements Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Crimea Platform
Prisoners of war Torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan Torture and castration of a Ukrainian POW in Pryvillia Murder of Yevgeny Nuzhin Makiivka surrender incident
Psychological I Want to Live (hotline) Never Ever Can We Be Brothers Ukrainian recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Geography Joint Forces Operation (Ukraine)
Geographic overview Geography of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine, Western Ukraine, Southern Ukraine, Central Ukraine Crimea, Snake Island (Ukraine), Black Sea, Kerch Peninsula, Sea of Azov, Kerch Strait Administrative divisions of Ukraine Historical regions in present-day Ukraine
Oblasts An oblast is a type of administrative division within the Russian empire and Soviet Union that continues to be used in Russia and some post-Imperial/Soviet states.
OblastsCherkasy Chernihiv Chernivtsi Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk Ivano-Frankivsk Kharkiv Kherson Khmelnytskyi Kyiv Kirovohrad Luhansk Lviv Mykolaiv Odesa Poltava Rivne Sumy Ternopil Vinnytsia Volyn Zakarpattia Zaporizhzhia ZhytomyrAutonomous republicCities with special statusAutonomous Republic of CrimeaCity of Kyiv City of Sevastopol
Urban centers Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Mariupol, Amvrosiivka, Luhansk, Kerch, Bucha, Bakhmut, Kherson Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, Crimean Bridge Hero City of Ukraine
Territorial changes An alphabetical outline of territorial changes during the war.
Annexation of Crimea Annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia Political status of Crimea Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine 2014 Donbas status referendums Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Areas under Russian occupation
Russian occupation of Crimea Donetsk People's Republic Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast Luhansk People's Republic Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russian occupation of Chernihiv Oblast (liberated) Russian occupation of Kyiv Oblast (liberated) Snake Island campaign (liberated) Russian occupation of Sumy Oblast (liberated) Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast (liberated)
Events A chronological outline of events. Articles related to particular events are listed alphabetically under the main article for the event they are related to.
Protests and unrest 2014 anti-war protests in Russia 2022 protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present) 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine 2022 Russian Far East protests 2022 open letter from Nobel laureates in support of Ukraine
Military operations and activities A chronological outline of military operations. Articles related to particular battles are listed alphabetically under the main article for the operation they are related to.
Chronological When an event or topic covers more than one year the article appears in the year the event started.