full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war 2022–ongoing
Belligerents: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russian Armed Forces, Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Georgian Legion
Key battles
- Battle of Avdiivka (2020)
- 2022 Kherson counteroffensive (2020)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2020)
- Battle of Marinka (2020)
- Battle of Kreminna (2020)
- Battle of Soledar (2020)
- Luhansk Oblast campaign (2020)
- Crimea attacks (2020)
- Siege of Mariupol (2022)
- Battle of Bakhmut (2022)
- Snake Island campaign (2022)
- Capture of Chernobyl (2022)
- Battle of Kharkiv (2022)
- Battle of Kherson (2022)
- Battle of Antonov Airport (2022)
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)
- Battle of Vasylkiv (2022)
- Siege of Chernihiv (2022)
- Battle of Sumy (2022)
- Kyiv Offensive (2022) (2022)
- Battle of Mykolaiv (2022)
- Battle of Okhtyrka (2022)
- Battle of Enerhodar (2022)
- 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive (2022)
- Battle of Konotop (2022)
- Battle of Irpin (2022)
- Battle of Bucha (2022)
- Battle of Starobilsk (2022)
- Battle of Ivankiv (2022)
- Battle of Berdiansk (2022)
- Battle of Donbas (2022)
- Battle of Brovary (2022)
- Battle of Volnovakha (2022)
- Zhytomyr attacks (2022)
- Battle of Izium (2022)
- Battle of Hostomel (2022)
- Battle of Rubizhne (2022)
- Battle of Popasna (2022)
- Battle of the Siverskyi Donets (2022)
- Battle of Lysychansk (2022)
- Battle of Trostianets (2022)
- 10 October 2022 missile strikes on Ukraine (2022)
- Horlivka offensive (2022)
- Battle of Slavutych (2022)
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive (2023)
- northern Kharkiv front of the Russo-Ukrainian War (2024)
- Pokrovsk Offensive (2024)
Who lived through the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war
Well-known people alive during 2022–ongoing:
- Barack Obama (1961–) — president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
- Donald Trump (1946–) — American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- Vladimir Putin (1952–) — 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
- George W. Bush (1946–) — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- Joe Biden (1942–) — 46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
- Bill Gates (1955–) — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
- Jimmy Wales (1966–) — co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
- Pope Francis (1936–2025) — 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
- Corbin Bleu (1989–) — American actor (born 1989)
- Bill Clinton (1946–) — President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
- Basshunter (1984–) — Swedish singer, record producer, and DJ
- Lionel Messi (1987–) — Argentine association football player (born 1987)
- Angela Merkel (1954–) — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
- François Hollande (1954–) — President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy (1978–) — President of Ukraine since 2019
- Cristiano Ronaldo (1985–) — Portuguese association football player
- Shakira (1977–) — Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress
- Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) — president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
- Elon Musk (1971–) — American businessman (born 1971)
- Emmanuel Macron (1977–) — president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
- Hillary Clinton (1947–) — American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
- Lady Gaga (1986–) — American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955–) — 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
- Kamala Harris (1964–) — Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
- Xi Jinping (1953–) — General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
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