The Kremlin has been waging a covert, hybrid war against Ukraine since February of 2014. In this war, Moscow has used a combination of local separatist forces, irregular volunteers, and Russian special forces and regular (conventional) forces. Since the original Minsk I ceasefire in September and the Minsk II ceasefire in February, the Kremlin-directed forces have taken additional territory.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Atlantic Council: Ukrainian forces expect attack within the next sixty days
A fighter of Ukrainian volunteers Donbas battalion take part in military drills not far southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, on April 1, 2015.
