John E. Herbst and Alina Polyakova: Remembering the day Russia invaded Ukraine

By Alina Polyakova, John E. Herbst .
Unidentified armed men patrol outside of Simferopol airport on Feb. 28, 2014.
Photo by AFP

Two years ago on Feb. 27, Russia invaded Ukraine. On the heels of the Euromaidan Revolution and the vicious sniper attacks that killed 103 Ukrainians, Russian President Vladimir Putin saw an opportunity and ordered the military takeover of Crimea.

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