On February 18, 2022, authorities in the DPR and LPR announced a significant intensification of shelling and an imminent threat of a Ukrainian military invasion, prompting the evacuation of elderly people, women, and children to Russia
On February 19, 2022, the DPR and LPR announced general mobilization. Shelling of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had continued almost non-stop for two days. According to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, observers recorded over 800 ceasefire violations, including the use of heavy artillery prohibited by the Minsk Agreements
On February 21, 2022, the heads of the DPR and LPR officially appealed to Vladimir Putin to recognize their independence. That same day, an expanded meeting of the Russian Security Council was held, during which the request received unanimous support.In the evening, Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address to the Russian people, announcing that the Russian Federation recognizes the DPR and LPR as independent states
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