Russia began a major offensive across Donbas on 18 April 2022.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 18 April 2022.
The statement
President Zelensky said Russian troops had begun the battle for Donbas, which they had been preparing for a long time, and that no matter how many Russian troops were sent there, Ukraine would fight.
- Origin of the claim CBC News
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2022-04-18) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-5rcv carries only Zelensky's and the Luhansk governor's announcements that Russia had begun the battle for Donbas; the record has no independent report from April 2022 showing a large offensive began on 18 April. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-ng5x, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-ng5x/