1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Russias Invasion of Ukraine: Military and Intelligence Issues and Aspects Updated March 7, 2022 On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would recognize the independence of two Russia-co
2、ntrolled areas in eastern Ukraine (the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples Republics, or DNR/LNR). Russian recognition appeared to include the entire regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, most of which had remained under Ukrainian control since Russias first invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Shortly after Fe
3、bruary 21, Putin announced Russia would send “peacekeepers” into the DNR/LNR to defend against fabricated Russian charges of Ukrainian plans for invasion and sabotage attempts. Despite denials from Russian officials, Russia had spent months amassing a significant portion of its military capabilities
4、 around Ukraine. The attack began after Russia had mobilized between 150,000 and 190,000 personnel on the Ukrainian border, in Belarus, and in Ukraines occupied Crimea region, according to U.S. government estimates. Russias invasion follows months of warning and concern from the Biden Administration
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