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	== References ==		== References ==
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	<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion">{{cite news \|author-last1=Parker \|author-first1=Claire \|title=What counts as an 'invasion,' or as 'lethal aid'? Here's what some terms from the Russia-Ukraine crisis really mean. \|date=23 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/2022.02.23-204700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine/ \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	<ref>{{cite news \|title=Putin announces formal start of Russia's invasion in eastern Ukraine \|date=24 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[Meduza]] \|url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224033732/https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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	On 22 February, US president [[Joe Biden]] stated that "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine" had occurred. [[NATO]] Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] and Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] said that "further invasion" had taken place. Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba stated: "There's no such thing as a minor, middle or major invasion. Invasion is an invasion." [[Josep Borrell]], the [[High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]], stated that "Russian troops [had arrived] on Ukrainian soil" in what was "[not] a fully-fledged invasion".<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Russian troops in east Ukraine an 'invasion,' White House declares – National \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|access-date=22 February 2022 \|website=Global News \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222153822/https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the [[Federation Council (Russia)\|Federation Council]] unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia.<ref name="Hodge 2022">{{cite web \|author-last=Hodge \|author-first=Nathan \|date=26 February 2022 \|title=Russia's Federation Council gives consent to Putin on use of armed forces abroad, Russian agencies report \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220226/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|archive-date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022 \|website=[[CNN]] \|location=Moscow \|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In turn, Zelenskyy ordered a conscription of Ukraine's reservists, while not committing to general [[mobilisation]] yet.<ref>{{cite news \|author-last1=Zinets \|author-first1=Natalia \|author-last2=Williams \|author-first2=Matthias \|title=Ukrainian president drafts reservists but rules out general mobilisation for now \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|date=22 February 2022 \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222235612/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		On 22 February, US president [[Joe Biden]] stated that "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine" had occurred. [[NATO]] Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] and Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] said that "further invasion" had taken place. Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba stated: "There's no such thing as a minor, middle or major invasion. Invasion is an invasion." [[Josep Borrell]], the [[High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]], stated that "Russian troops [had arrived] on Ukrainian soil" in what was "[not] a fully-fledged invasion".<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Russian troops in east Ukraine an 'invasion,' White House declares – National \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|access-date=22 February 2022 \|website=Global News \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222153822/https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the [[Federation Council (Russia)\|Federation Council]] unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia.<ref name="Hodge 2022">{{cite web \|author-last=Hodge \|author-first=Nathan \|date=26 February 2022 \|title=Russia's Federation Council gives consent to Putin on use of armed forces abroad, Russian agencies report \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220226/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|archive-date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022 \|website=[[CNN]] \|location=Moscow \|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In turn, Zelenskyy ordered a conscription of Ukraine's reservists, while not committing to general [[mobilisation]] yet.<ref>{{cite news \|author-last1=Zinets \|author-first1=Natalia \|author-last2=Williams \|author-first2=Matthias \|title=Ukrainian president drafts reservists but rules out general mobilisation for now \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|date=22 February 2022 \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222235612/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	[[File:Mixed Feelings on the Russian Side of the Ukraine Border Over Potential War.webmhd.webm\|thumb\|"Mixed Feelings on the Russian Side of the Ukraine Border Over Potential War", a video news report from [[Voice of America]]]]
	On 23 February, the [[Verkhovna Rada]] proclaimed a 30-day nationwide [[state of emergency]], excluding the occupied territories in Donbas, which took effect at midnight. The parliament also ordered the mobilisation of all [[reservist]]s of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ukraine to introduce a state of emergency and tells its citizens to leave Russia immediately \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Thomas \|author-last=Kingsley \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224032730/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|title=Ukraine's Parliament approves state of emergency \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200424/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Ukraine calls up reservists, declares national emergency as U.S. and allies hit Russia with new sanctions \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[CBS News]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224055846/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Russia began to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv and also lowered the Russian flag from the top of the building.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Dasha \|author-last=Litvinova \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102040/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The websites of the Ukrainian parliament and government, along with banking websites, were hit by [[Denial-of-service attack\|DDoS]] attacks.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|date=23 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224064547/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|url-status=live }}</ref>		On 23 February, the [[Verkhovna Rada]] proclaimed a 30-day nationwide [[state of emergency]], excluding the occupied territories in Donbas, which took effect at midnight. The parliament also ordered the mobilisation of all [[reservist]]s of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ukraine to introduce a state of emergency and tells its citizens to leave Russia immediately \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Thomas \|author-last=Kingsley \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224032730/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|title=Ukraine's Parliament approves state of emergency \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200424/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Ukraine calls up reservists, declares national emergency as U.S. and allies hit Russia with new sanctions \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[CBS News]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224055846/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Russia began to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv and also lowered the Russian flag from the top of the building.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Dasha \|author-last=Litvinova \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102040/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The websites of the Ukrainian parliament and government, along with banking websites, were hit by [[Denial-of-service attack\|DDoS]] attacks.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|date=23 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224064547/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion">{{cite news \|author-last1=Parker \|author-first1=Claire \|title=What counts as an 'invasion,' or as 'lethal aid'? Here's what some terms from the Russia-Ukraine crisis really mean. \|date=23 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/2022.02.23-204700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine/ \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion">{{cite news \|author-last1=Parker \|author-first1=Claire \|title=What counts as an 'invasion,' or as 'lethal aid'? Here's what some terms from the Russia-Ukraine crisis really mean. \|date=23 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/2022.02.23-204700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/key-terms-russia-ukraine/ \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	<ref ~~name="Meduza_Putin_announces_invasion"~~>{{cite news \|title=Putin announces formal start of Russia's invasion in eastern Ukraine \|date=24 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[Meduza]] \|url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224033732/https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news \|title=Putin announces formal start of Russia's invasion in eastern Ukraine \|date=24 February 2022 \|newspaper=[[Meduza]] \|url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224033732/https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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	=== Protests ===		=== Protests ===
	=== In Russia ====		==== In Russia ====
	[[File:Protests against war in Ukraine in Moscow (24 February 2022) 2 (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|Protesters in Moscow, 24 February 2022]]		[[File:Protests against war in Ukraine in Moscow (24 February 2022) 2 (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|Protesters in Moscow, 24 February 2022]]
	Almost 2,000 Russians in 60 cities across Russia were detained by police on 24 February for protesting against the invasion, according to [[OVD-Info]];<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ovdinfo.org/articles/2022/02/25/net-voyne-itogi-akcii-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-24-fevralya\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://ovdinfo.org/articles/2022/02/25/net-voyne-itogi-akcii-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-24-fevralya\|archive-date=2022-02-27\|title=«Нет войне»: итоги акции против войны с Украиной 24 февраля\|website=OVD-Info\|access-date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> by 27 February it reported that more than 5,900 protestors had been detained overall.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ovd.news/news/2022/02/27/spiski-zaderzhannyh-v-svyazi-s-akciyami-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-27-fevralya-2022\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://ovd.news/news/2022/02/27/spiski-zaderzhannyh-v-svyazi-s-akciyami-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-27-fevralya-2022\|archive-date=2022-02-27\|title=Списки задержанных в связи с акциями против войны с Украиной 27 февраля 2022 года\|website=OVD-Info\|access-date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Russia's interior ministry justified these arrests due to the "coronavirus restrictions, including on public events" that continue to be in place.<ref>{{cite tweet \|user=ashluhn \|number=1496869020372398080 \|title=Russia's interior ministry tells TV viewers to "refrain from unsanctioned protests" & or they'll be "arrested & brought to responsibility." That's because there are "coronavirus restrictions, including on public events." Not because of calls to protest the war or anything \|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> Russian authorities warned Russians of legal repercussions for joining anti-war protests.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine attack: Hundreds arrested in anti-war protests in Russia \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/ukraine-crisis-hundreds-detained-in-anti-war-protests-in-russia \|work=[[Al Jazeera]] \|date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224224755/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/ukraine-crisis-hundreds-detained-in-anti-war-protests-in-russia \|url-status=live }}</ref> Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner [[Dmitry Muratov]] announced that the ''[[Novaya Gazeta]]'' newspaper would publish its next edition in both Ukrainian and Russian. Muratov, journalist [[Mikhail Zygar]], director [[Vladimir Mirzoyev]], and others signed a document stating that Ukraine was not a threat to Russia and calling for Russian citizens to denounce the war.<ref>{{cite news\|date=24 February 2022 \|title=Nobel Peace Prize winner, other prominent Russian figures condemn country's attack on Ukraine \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-attack-news/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224073822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-attack-news/ \|archive-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> Elena Chernenko, a journalist at ''[[Kommersant]]'', circulated a critical open letter signed by 170 journalists and academics.<ref>{{cite web\|author-last1=Allsop \|author-first1=Jon \|date=24 February 2022 \|title=Propaganda, confusion, and an assault on press freedom as Russia attacks Ukraine \|url=https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/propaganda-confusion-and-an-assault-on-press-freedom-as-russia-attacks-ukraine.php \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224181721/https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/propaganda-confusion-and-an-assault-on-press-freedom-as-russia-attacks-ukraine.php \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]}}</ref> Russian [[State Duma]] deputy [[Mikhail Matveyev (politician)\|Mikhail Matveev]] voted in favour of the [[International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic\|recognition]] of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics but later condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1497405222167195658?ref_src=twsrc^tfw \|title=The war must end immediately, said Mikhail #Matveev, a member of the #KPRF faction \|via=Twitter \|publisher=[[Nexta]] \|date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref> State Duma deputy [[Oleg Smolin]] said he was "shocked" by the invasion.<ref name="pbs-protests">{{cite news \|title=Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia as troops close in on Ukrainian capital \|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/anti-war-sentiment-grows-in-russia-as-troops-close-in-on-ukrainian-capital\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/anti-war-sentiment-grows-in-russia-as-troops-close-in-on-ukrainian-capital\|archive-date=2022-02-27 \|work=PBS \|date=26 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Russia’s richest billionaire [[Mikhail Fridman]] called for the "bloodshed to end".<ref>{{cite news \|title=Russian oligarchs call on Putin for peace – The Moscow Times \|url=https://hindustannewshub.com/russia-ukraine-news/russian-oligarchs-call-on-putin-for-peace-the-moscow-times/\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://hindustannewshub.com/russia-ukraine-news/russian-oligarchs-call-on-putin-for-peace-the-moscow-times/\|archive-date=2022-02-27 \|work=Hindustan News Hub \|date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		Almost 2,000 Russians in 60 cities across Russia were detained by police on 24 February for protesting against the invasion, according to [[OVD-Info]];<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ovdinfo.org/articles/2022/02/25/net-voyne-itogi-akcii-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-24-fevralya\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://ovdinfo.org/articles/2022/02/25/net-voyne-itogi-akcii-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-24-fevralya\|archive-date=2022-02-27\|title=«Нет войне»: итоги акции против войны с Украиной 24 февраля\|website=OVD-Info\|access-date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> by 27 February it reported that more than 5,900 protestors had been detained overall.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ovd.news/news/2022/02/27/spiski-zaderzhannyh-v-svyazi-s-akciyami-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-27-fevralya-2022\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://ovd.news/news/2022/02/27/spiski-zaderzhannyh-v-svyazi-s-akciyami-protiv-voyny-s-ukrainoy-27-fevralya-2022\|archive-date=2022-02-27\|title=Списки задержанных в связи с акциями против войны с Украиной 27 февраля 2022 года\|website=OVD-Info\|access-date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Russia's interior ministry justified these arrests due to the "coronavirus restrictions, including on public events" that continue to be in place.<ref>{{cite tweet \|user=ashluhn \|number=1496869020372398080 \|title=Russia's interior ministry tells TV viewers to "refrain from unsanctioned protests" & or they'll be "arrested & brought to responsibility." That's because there are "coronavirus restrictions, including on public events." Not because of calls to protest the war or anything \|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> Russian authorities warned Russians of legal repercussions for joining anti-war protests.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine attack: Hundreds arrested in anti-war protests in Russia \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/ukraine-crisis-hundreds-detained-in-anti-war-protests-in-russia \|work=[[Al Jazeera]] \|date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224224755/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/ukraine-crisis-hundreds-detained-in-anti-war-protests-in-russia \|url-status=live }}</ref> Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner [[Dmitry Muratov]] announced that the ''[[Novaya Gazeta]]'' newspaper would publish its next edition in both Ukrainian and Russian. Muratov, journalist [[Mikhail Zygar]], director [[Vladimir Mirzoyev]], and others signed a document stating that Ukraine was not a threat to Russia and calling for Russian citizens to denounce the war.<ref>{{cite news\|date=24 February 2022 \|title=Nobel Peace Prize winner, other prominent Russian figures condemn country's attack on Ukraine \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-attack-news/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224073822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-attack-news/ \|archive-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> Elena Chernenko, a journalist at ''[[Kommersant]]'', circulated a critical open letter signed by 170 journalists and academics.<ref>{{cite web\|author-last1=Allsop \|author-first1=Jon \|date=24 February 2022 \|title=Propaganda, confusion, and an assault on press freedom as Russia attacks Ukraine \|url=https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/propaganda-confusion-and-an-assault-on-press-freedom-as-russia-attacks-ukraine.php \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224181721/https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/propaganda-confusion-and-an-assault-on-press-freedom-as-russia-attacks-ukraine.php \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]}}</ref> Russian [[State Duma]] deputy [[Mikhail Matveyev (politician)\|Mikhail Matveev]] voted in favour of the [[International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic\|recognition]] of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics but later condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1497405222167195658?ref_src=twsrc^tfw \|title=The war must end immediately, said Mikhail #Matveev, a member of the #KPRF faction \|via=Twitter \|publisher=[[Nexta]] \|date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref> State Duma deputy [[Oleg Smolin]] said he was "shocked" by the invasion.<ref name="pbs-protests">{{cite news \|title=Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia as troops close in on Ukrainian capital \|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/anti-war-sentiment-grows-in-russia-as-troops-close-in-on-ukrainian-capital\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/anti-war-sentiment-grows-in-russia-as-troops-close-in-on-ukrainian-capital\|archive-date=2022-02-27 \|work=PBS \|date=26 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Russia’s richest billionaire [[Mikhail Fridman]] called for the "bloodshed to end".<ref>{{cite news \|title=Russian oligarchs call on Putin for peace – The Moscow Times \|url=https://hindustannewshub.com/russia-ukraine-news/russian-oligarchs-call-on-putin-for-peace-the-moscow-times/\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220227/https://hindustannewshub.com/russia-ukraine-news/russian-oligarchs-call-on-putin-for-peace-the-moscow-times/\|archive-date=2022-02-27 \|work=Hindustan News Hub \|date=27 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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	On 22 February, US president [[Joe Biden]] stated that "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine" had occurred. [[NATO]] Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] and Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] said that "further invasion" had taken place. Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba stated: "There's no such thing as a minor, middle or major invasion. Invasion is an invasion." [[Josep Borrell]], the [[High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]], stated that "Russian troops [had arrived] on Ukrainian soil" in what was "[not] a fully-fledged invasion".<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Russian troops in east Ukraine an 'invasion,' White House declares – National \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|access-date=22 February 2022 \|website=Global News \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222153822/https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the [[Federation Council (Russia)\|Federation Council]] unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia.<ref name="Hodge 2022">{{cite web \|author-last=Hodge \|author-first=Nathan \|date=26 February 2022 \|title=Russia's Federation Council gives consent to Putin on use of armed forces abroad, Russian agencies report \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220226/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|archive-date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022 \|website=[[CNN]] \|location=Moscow \|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In turn, Zelenskyy ordered a conscription of Ukraine's reservists, while not committing to general [[mobilisation]] yet.<ref>{{cite news \|author-last1=Zinets \|author-first1=Natalia \|author-last2=Williams \|author-first2=Matthias \|title=Ukrainian president drafts reservists but rules out general mobilisation for now \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|date=22 February 2022 \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222235612/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		On 22 February, US president [[Joe Biden]] stated that "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine" had occurred. [[NATO]] Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] and Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] said that "further invasion" had taken place. Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba stated: "There's no such thing as a minor, middle or major invasion. Invasion is an invasion." [[Josep Borrell]], the [[High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]], stated that "Russian troops [had arrived] on Ukrainian soil" in what was "[not] a fully-fledged invasion".<ref name="WashPost_what_counts_invasion"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Russian troops in east Ukraine an 'invasion,' White House declares – National \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|access-date=22 February 2022 \|website=Global News \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222153822/https://globalnews.ca/news/8636852/russian-troops-in-east-ukraine-an-invasion-white-house-declares/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the [[Federation Council (Russia)\|Federation Council]] unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia.<ref name="Hodge 2022">{{cite web \|author-last=Hodge \|author-first=Nathan \|date=26 February 2022 \|title=Russia's Federation Council gives consent to Putin on use of armed forces abroad, Russian agencies report \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220226/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-22-22/h_59a413ce984eda5954ce5b9c4655bcc5 \|archive-date=26 February 2022 \|access-date=26 February 2022 \|website=[[CNN]] \|location=Moscow \|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In turn, Zelenskyy ordered a conscription of Ukraine's reservists, while not committing to general [[mobilisation]] yet.<ref>{{cite news \|author-last1=Zinets \|author-first1=Natalia \|author-last2=Williams \|author-first2=Matthias \|title=Ukrainian president drafts reservists but rules out general mobilisation for now \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|date=22 February 2022 \|archive-date=22 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222235612/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-calls-up-reservists-launches-programme-economic-patriotism-2022-02-22/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	[[File:Mixed Feelings on the Russian Side of the Ukraine Border Over Potential War.webmhd.webm\|thumb\|"Mixed Feelings on the Russian Side of the Ukraine Border Over Potential War", a video news report from [[Voice of America]]]]
	On 23 February, the [[Verkhovna Rada]] proclaimed a 30-day nationwide [[state of emergency]], excluding the occupied territories in Donbas, which took effect at midnight. The parliament also ordered the mobilisation of all [[reservist]]s of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ukraine to introduce a state of emergency and tells its citizens to leave Russia immediately \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Thomas \|author-last=Kingsley \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224032730/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|title=Ukraine's Parliament approves state of emergency \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200424/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Ukraine calls up reservists, declares national emergency as U.S. and allies hit Russia with new sanctions \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[CBS News]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224055846/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Russia began to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv and also lowered the Russian flag from the top of the building.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Dasha \|author-last=Litvinova \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102040/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The websites of the Ukrainian parliament and government, along with banking websites, were hit by [[Denial-of-service attack\|DDoS]] attacks.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|date=23 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224064547/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|url-status=live }}</ref>		On 23 February, the [[Verkhovna Rada]] proclaimed a 30-day nationwide [[state of emergency]], excluding the occupied territories in Donbas, which took effect at midnight. The parliament also ordered the mobilisation of all [[reservist]]s of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ukraine to introduce a state of emergency and tells its citizens to leave Russia immediately \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Thomas \|author-last=Kingsley \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224032730/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-sanctions-ukraine-reservists-west-b2021165.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|title=Ukraine's Parliament approves state of emergency \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=23 February 2022 \|publisher=[[Reuters]] \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200424/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-approves-state-emergency-2022-02-23/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Ukraine calls up reservists, declares national emergency as U.S. and allies hit Russia with new sanctions \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|website=[[CBS News]] \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224055846/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-news-miliatry-reservists-emergency-declaration/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Russia began to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv and also lowered the Russian flag from the top of the building.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|date=23 February 2022 \|access-date=23 February 2022 \|author-first=Dasha \|author-last=Litvinova \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|archive-date=23 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102040/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The websites of the Ukrainian parliament and government, along with banking websites, were hit by [[Denial-of-service attack\|DDoS]] attacks.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware \|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|work=[[Associated Press]] \|date=23 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224064547/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b \|url-status=live }}</ref>