How the Russian invasion of Ukraine would look?

              How the Russian invasion of Ukraine would look?

Russia is adamant that it has no plans to strike Ukraine, and foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin has slammed the US and Western countries for spreading "destructive lies."

However, because Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and occupied its territory, the threat is being regarded seriously.

Brief background of how it all started: Ties between Russia and Ukraine are referred to as Russia–Ukraine relations. The two countries are currently at odds: the Russo-Ukrainian War broke out in 2014, following Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor governments' bilateral relations have been marked by ties, tensions, and open hostility. Ukraine's strategy in the early 1990s was characterized by aspirations for sovereignty and independence, followed by a foreign policy that balanced collaboration with the EU, Russia, and other large polities.

Back to what is happening now: The Secretary-General of NATO warns that the threat of violence is extremely real. The United States claims that a Russian invasion might occur at any time, but it has no knowledge that President Vladimir Putin has made his decision.

What is Russia's motivation for threatening Ukraine?

Russia has long opposed Ukraine's accession to European institutions, including NATO and the European Union. Its main demand today is for the West to guarantee that Ukraine would not join Nato, a 30-nation defensive alliance.

What is Russia's motivation for joining NATO?

In recasting its relationship with NATO, Russia has spoken of a "moment of truth." "It is an essential necessity for us to ensure that Ukraine never, ever joins NATO," stated Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

President Putin stated that if Ukraine joined Nato, the alliance would attempt to reclaim Crimea.

The North Atlantic Cooperation Council was formed in 1991 to establish relations between the NATO military alliance and the Russian Federation. Russia joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994, and the two sides have subsequently inked several key cooperation agreements.

In 2002, the Russia–NATO Council was formed to deal with security problems and collaborative initiatives. Fighting terrorism, military cooperation, Afghanistan cooperation (including transportation by Russia of non-military International Security Assistance Force freight (see NATO logistics in the Afghan War), and fighting local drug production), industrial cooperation, and weapons non-proliferation are all areas where Russia and NATO are cooperating now.

What are Russia's intentions in relation to Ukraine?

Russia seized Crimea, claiming a historic claim to the territory. Ukraine was a member of the Soviet Union, which fell apart in December 1991, and Mr. Putin referred to it as "historic Russia's breakup."

Last year, President Putin gave a clue to his thoughts on Ukraine when he termed Russians and Ukrainians "one nation" in a lengthy piece. He called Ukraine's present authorities "anti-Russian project leaders."

Many Western governments have urged their nationals to flee Ukraine, and some countries have begun to withdraw observers from the OSCE, the European security organization.

General Mark Milley, President Biden's senior military officer, has warned that the Russian forces' size would result in a substantial number of casualties and that battle in urban areas would be horrendous.

For months, the United States and its Western allies have watched as Kremlin forces steadily increased along Ukraine's border with Russia and Belarus. The enhanced military presence is similar to Russia's strategy before the illegal annexation of Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea, in 2014, which sparked international outrage and led to sanctions against Moscow.

Top Pentagon officials warned last month that the fallout from a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific."

"Given the type of troops arrayed, the ground maneuver forces, artillery, ballistic missiles, and air forces, everything is packed together." If something were to be unleashed on Ukraine, it would be huge, very serious, and result in a significant number of casualties," US Army Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at the Pentagon on Jan. 28.

An estimated 100,000 Russian troops have been stationed near Ukraine's frontiers, with another 30,000 training in Belarus, which shares a 1,084-kilometer (674-mile) border with Ukraine.