Russia’s Military Preparations in the Region Leading to Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022 Cover Image

2022 Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşı’na Giden Süreçte Rusya’nın Bölgedeki Askeri Hazırlıkları
Russia’s Military Preparations in the Region Leading to Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022

Author(s): Mehmet Erkan Kıllıoğlu
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Keywords: Ukraine; Russian Federation; Baltic Region; Russian Military Districts; Donbas;

Summary/Abstract: The Russian Federation, which entered into a de facto war with Ukraine with the start of conflicts in the Donbass in 2014 and then the occupation of Crimea. Russia tried to end this de facto war with a general invasion that started in February 2022. Among the reasons for this occupation, the strategic importance of Ukraine for Russia, the perception of the Russian State that Ukraine, Belarus and Russia should be united under a single administration were also influential. In order to achieve this goal Russia organized its military according to a quick and short-term attack against Ukraine since 2014.

  • Issue Year: 6/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 383-418
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Turkish