List of military engagements during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation – 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia from Ukraine International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic – Recognition status of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics Post-Soviet conflicts – Military conflicts in the former Soviet Union Second Cold War – Post–Cold War era term War in Donbas – Ongoing armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine