Russian Involvement in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Over the Period April 2014 - February 2015 (part 2)

Abstract

In the first part of the article was described terminology, main features and phases of Russian engagement in the conflict. It was pronounced that Russian engagement in the conflict is possible to designate it as military operation. The second article deals with other aspects of the conflict focused on indication of the Russian forces in operation, its unmasking signs and available operational experiences. There are also briefly mentioned questions of supplies of military material, quantities of deployment forces and casualties of the both sides of the conflict and of engagement of Ukrainian forces. The ending of the article deals with future possibilities of Russian engagement in region of the post-soviet states and political-military aspects of Russian foreign policy in extensive connection.

Keywords

• Russian Federation; Russia; Ukraine; Eastern Ukraine; Conflict; operational experiences; deployment and casualties of the participants of the conflict; supplies of military material; engagement of Ukrainian forces;