{"data":{"id":"fact_hld6gw1det","thread":{"slug":"russia-ukraine","title":"Russia–Ukraine War"},"occurredAt":"2022-02-24T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:19:40.416Z","title":"Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022","body":"On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with missile strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities, and ground offensives from Belarus, Crimea, and the Donbas. The invasion was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'special military operation' aimed at 'demilitarizing and denazifying' Ukraine. Ukraine responded by enacting martial law, ordering general mobilization, and severing diplomatic relations with Russia.","location":"Ukraine","actors":["Russia","Ukraine","Vladimir Putin","Volodymyr Zelenskyy"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources consistently report that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with missile strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities, and ground offensives from Belarus, Crimea, and the Donbas. The sources agree on the date, the nature of the attack, and the directions of the offensive. The claim is corroborated by the encyclopedia context and widely reported by international media.","sources":[{"url":"https://apnews.com/article/war-russia-ukraine-schools-missile-education-35e50e202b767c38258075ed1ca5c698","title":"Air raid alert shatters first day of school in Kyiv after overnight Russian missile strikes","publisher":"Associated Press News","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/08/18/ukraine-drone-blitz-russian-missile-strike/","title":"Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village","publisher":"Orlando Sentinel","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-ballistic-missile-strike-kyiv-013541436.html","title":"Russia strike kills 21 as Ukraine says it needs more missile interceptors","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/general-staff-russia-lost-1-071051934.html","title":"General Staff: Russia has lost 1,488,200 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["russia-ukraine-war","invasion","military","kyiv","kharkiv"],"views":6,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:08:40.521Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_hld6gw1det"}}