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Russo-Ukrainian war is an ongoing conflict that began in February 2014 and escalated with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia currently occupies about 20% of Ukrainian territory, and recent news centers on an intensifying battlefield situation and a controversial, potential US-Russia peace plan. Current Situation (November 2025)
- Intense Fighting and Casualties: Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure with nightly bombardments, causing civilian casualties and widespread power cuts as winter sets in. Recent Russian air strikes killed at least 26 people in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil. On the front lines, Russia is making incremental advances and is close to capturing the key eastern city of Pokrovsk. Ukraine's military is strained and facing soldier shortages.
- Peace Plan Reports: Media reports indicate that U.S. and Russian officials have drafted a 28-point peace proposal that has been approved by President Trump. The reported plan would require Ukraine to make significant concessions, including ceding the entire Donbas region to Russia, cutting its military in half, and abandoning its long-range weapons.
- Ukrainian Rejection: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not backed the proposal, and Ukrainian officials have called it "absurd" and a plan for "capitulation". Ukraine maintains that such concessions would reward Russian aggression and leave it vulnerable to future attacks.
- Diplomatic Activity: Senior U.S. military officials are in Kyiv to discuss the peace efforts and assess the situation on the ground. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey to seek diplomatic support and discuss potential platforms for talks, although Russia's Kremlin has stated there is nothing new to announce regarding negotiations.
Background
The war began in 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and backed separatists in the eastern Donbas region. In 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion, which was internationally condemned. The conflict has resulted in a major refugee crisis, severe human rights violations in occupied territories, and global economic disruption, including an acute food crisis.
Further information can be found in a detailed historical overview from Wikipedia and real-time updates from news sources like Reuters, the BBC, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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