MisterProll schrieb am 21.08.2024 08:27:
Der Wissenschaftliche Dienst des Bundestages kam zu dem Schluss, daß offenbar keine belastbaren Erkenntnisse über die Involvierung Russland darüber gibt.
Die wissenschaftliche Literatur ist zu diesem Punkt ziemlich eindeutig: Es gab im August 2014 eine Invasion regulärer russischer Truppen im Donbas.
https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/armed-conflict/when-a-reporter-crossed-the-kremlins-borderline-ukraine/
Jakob Hauter: Russia’s Overlooked Invasion. The Causes of the 2014 Outbreak of War in Ukraine’s Donbas. Ibidem-Verlag, 2023, ISBN 978-3-8382-1803-8, S. 247:
"Chapter nine has shown that the involvement of Russia’s regular armed forces was decisive in the final critical juncture in the conflict’s initial escalation sequence. This critical juncture was of particular importance because it paved the way for the static, low-level violence that continued in the Donbas in the years that followed. After cross-border shelling had slowed the Ukrainian advance throughout July and August, Ukrainian forces were decisively defeated in three battles at the end of August. They had to abandon the siege of Luhansk, lost control over all areas southeast of Donetsk, and faced a new enemy offensive along the southern coast. In all three cases, there is convincing evidence of the involvement of "Russian regular forces."
Dominique Arel, Jesse Driscoll: Ukraine’s Unnamed War. Before the Russian Invasion of 2022. Cambridge University Press, 2023, ISBN 978-1-00-905292-4, S. 168–169, https://books.google.de/books?id=7dWgEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA168
"Russia began its direct military intervention on August 25 (2014). The Russian army crossed the Southern border near Mariupol. (…) Newly arrived Russian soldiers and their advanced weaponry quickly overwhelmed and routed the Ukrainian troops. There were over 300 casualties. Ukrainian fighters may have been hit by missiles from across the Russian border. Multiple sources – witnesses from the international media, military analysts, geolocated pictures, satellite imagery – pointed to the presence of Russian soldiers near Ilovaisk, and other locations in Donbas. Ukrainian forces captured nineteen active-duty Russian soldiers. Up until the February 2022 war, Russia still denied military involvement."
Paul D’Anieri: Ukraine and Russia. From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War. Cambridge University Press, 2023, ISBN 978-1-00-931554-8, S. 236–237, https://books.google.de/books?id=ASysEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA236
"On August 20, Ukrainian government and paramilitary forces seized Ilovaisk, between the city of Donetsk and the Russian border, as part of an effort to separate Donetsk and Luhansk separatist forces and to disrupt supply lines. The Ukrainian government believed it was on the verge of a decisive victory, and apparently the Russian government agreed. An insurgent counterattack was bolstered by the entry into the conflict of regular Russian army forces crossing the nearby border. The Russian forces, well equipped and trained and with superior command, control, and intelligence, encircled a large group of Ukrainian forces. An attempt to relieve them was repulsed by Russian forces, and the Ukrainian forces were then routed, with many being taken prisoner."