Russian forces gained thousands of square kilometres of the Donetsk region in 2024. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think-tank, said Russia captured approximately 4,200 sq ...

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Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end to Russia's role in World War One. However he could not avoid a civil war. The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921.

This map from the Institute for the Study of War shows the state of play in Russia's Kursk region. This map from the Institute for the Study of War shows the state of play in Russia's Kursk region.