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Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Reported cross-border incidents in Western Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the oil industry. Many of the attacks have been drone strikes, firebombing, and rail sabotage. The Ukrainian intelligence services have acknowledged carrying out some of these attacks. Others have been carried out by anti-war activists in Russia. There has also been cross-border shelling, missile strikes and covert raids from Ukraine, mainly in the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk oblasts. Several times, Ukrainian-based paramilitaries launched incursions into Russia, captured border villages and battled the Russian military. These were carried out by units made up mainly of Russian emigrants. While Ukraine supported these ground incursions, it denied direct involvement.
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Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
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Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War | |
![]() The May 2023 Kremlin drone attack | |
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Date | 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) – present |
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Casualties | Civilian:
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In August 2024, the Ukrainian military launched an offensive into the Kursk region and captured numerous settlements. It was the biggest attack into Russia since the war began and the first carried out primarily by Ukrainian regular forces.
In response to the invasion, there have also been attacks on Russian forces in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.