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:''For the [[Special Military Operation]] of 2022 '''[[Russia-Ukraine war]]'''

:''For the [[Special Military Operation]] of 2022 '''[[Russia-Ukraine war]]'''

[[File:Odessa massacre.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Pregnant strangled Russian woman, left. Victorious Ukrainians in the next room over, right.]]

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|colspan="3"|The Gorlovka Madona,<ref>https://twitter.com/LucianSarbu/status/1505104792179335170</ref> a young mother and her child killed by the criminal bombardment by the [[Kiev regime]] in the Donbas region depiction in Russian media.<ref>https://www.strifeblog.org/tag/gorlovka/</ref>]]

The '''Donbas war''' began in [[Mariupol]] on [[Victory Day]], May 9, 2014 when the U.S.-backed [[Maidan regime]] opened fire on civilians who were celebrating the 69th anniversary of the defeat of [[Nazism]].  On June 3, 2014, for the first, and last time, [[CNN]] reported on the aerial bombing of civilians in Donbas by the U.S.-backed Maidan regime.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/03/world/europe/ukraine-luhansk-building-attack/index.html Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents], Diana Magnay and Tim Lister, CNN, Updated 6:53 PM EDT, Tue June 3, 2014.</ref> Five women and three men, all civilians, were killed in the aerial bombing with at least 20 more injured.<ref>[https://youtu.be/IUchjQ_zoBs Lugansk after the bombing aircraft Ukrainian army]</ref>  The attack on Donbas residents by the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] and Nazi paramilitary groups with heavy weapons, artillery and aircraft by the U.S.-backed [[Kyiv regime]], with funds and training provided by the United States, continued for the next 8 years, killing 14,000.

The '''Donbas war''' began in [[Mariupol]] on [[Victory Day]], May 9, 2014 when the U.S.-backed [[Maidan regime]] opened fire on civilians who were celebrating the 69th anniversary of the defeat of [[Nazism]].  On June 3, 2014, for the first, and last time, [[CNN]] reported on the aerial bombing of civilians in Donbas by the U.S.-backed Maidan regime.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/03/world/europe/ukraine-luhansk-building-attack/index.html Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents], Diana Magnay and Tim Lister, CNN, Updated 6:53 PM EDT, Tue June 3, 2014.</ref> Five women and three men, all civilians, were killed in the aerial bombing with at least 20 more injured.<ref>[https://youtu.be/IUchjQ_zoBs Lugansk after the bombing aircraft Ukrainian army]</ref>  The attack on Donbas residents by the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] and Nazi paramilitary groups with heavy weapons, artillery and aircraft by the U.S.-backed [[Kyiv regime]], with funds and training provided by the United States, continued for the next 8 years, killing 14,000.

The Donbass war is not what Americans think of as a 21st century war.  It is a [[World War II]] type conflict, with two well-equipped, capable, real armies fighting each other for control of towns, villages, and fortifications.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/03/27/final-battle-for-the-donbass-takes-shape/</ref>

The Donbass war is not what Americans think of as a 21st century war.  It is a [[World War II]] type conflict, with two well-equipped, capable, real armies fighting each other for control of towns, villages, and fortifications.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/03/27/final-battle-for-the-donbass-takes-shape/</ref>

[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk during the 8 years of the [[Donbas war]].<ref>https://youtu.be/zlrYBnttnt4</ref>]]

[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk during the 8 years of the [[Donbas war]].<ref>https://youtu.be/zlrYBnttnt4</ref>]]

==Crimean Annexation==

==Crimean Annexation==

{{See also|Crimean Annexation}}

{{See also|Crimean Annexation}}