Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast
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Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Date | 7 April 2014–30 September 2022 (10 years, 5 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
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Standort | Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
The Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast is an ongoing military occupation within Ukraine, which began on 7 April 2014 when part of the oblast came under the control of the Luhansk People's Republic, is a breakaway Russian puppet[1] quasi-state[2] located within it. The oblast's administrative centre is Luhansk; however, its Regional State Administration has been temporarily relocated to Sievierodonetsk because of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War,[3] which was itself captured on 25 June 2022 after a long battle by Russian and pro-Russian forces.[4][5][6]
Luhansk was the only Ukrainian oblast to fall entirely under Russian occupation over the course of the war after Lysychansk fell on 3 July. However, Ukrainian troops re-entered in mid-September after their successful counteroffensive in Kharkiv oblast and liberated the city of Bilohorivka on 19 September.
Control of settlements
See also
- Occupied territories of Ukraine
- Russian occupation of Donetsk Oblast
- Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
- Russian occupation of Sumy Oblast
- Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast
- 2022 Snake Island campaign
References
- ^ Jones, Sam (27 January 2015). "Ukraine fighting points to Russia designs for puppet state". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Socor, Vladimir (2016). "Conserved Conflict: Russia's Pattern in Ukraine's East". In Iancu, Niculae; Fortuna, Andrei; Barna, Cristian; Teodor, Mihaela (eds.). Countering Hybrid Threats: Lessons Learned from Ukraine. Washington, DC: IOS Press. pp. 187–192. ISBN 978-1614996507.
Russia's 2014 military intervention breached [Ukraine's titles to sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of its borders] de facto, but the Minsk armistice formalises that breach at the international level. Under the armistice, a formal restoration of Ukraine's sovereignty and control of the external border in Donetsk-Luhansk is no longer a matter of title, right, or international law. Instead, that restoration becomes conditional on enshrining the Donetsk-Luhansk proto-state in Ukraine's constitution and legitimising the Moscow-installed authorities there through elections. Moreover, the terms of that restoration are negotiable between Kyiv and Donetsk-Luhansk (i.e., Moscow) under the Minsk armistice.
- ^ "Russian forces have 'upper hand' in Donbas fighting, Ukrainian officials say". the Guardian. 2022-05-26. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Ukrainian troops told to leave Severodonetsk: governor". PolskieRadio.pl. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Ukrainians Retreat From Key Areas Of Eastern Region As Fighting Enters Fifth Month". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Mayor Says Ukrainian Troops Have 'Almost Left' Sievierodonetsk". Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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