2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine - Quiz
Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 1. On what date did the Russian invasion of Ukraine begin?
A) 24 February 2021
B) 27 February 2022
C) 24 February 2022
D) 24 March 2022
  • 2. What military symbol was used on Russian vehicles to prevent friendly fire?
A) White V
B) Red X
C) Blue O
D) White Z
  • 3. What action did Zelenskyy take immediately after the invasion began?
A) Fled to Poland
B) Declared martial law
C) Resigned from office
D) Declared war on Belarus
  • 4. Which age group of Ukrainian males was ordered to mobilize for the war?
A) 18 to 60 years old
B) 20 to 50 years old
C) 18 to 45 years old
D) 25 to 60 years old
  • 5. Which group reportedly made attempts to assassinate Zelenskyy?
A) Wagner Group
B) Foreign Legion
C) NATO special forces
D) UN peacekeepers
  • 6. Who shared assassination plans against Zelenskyy with the Ukrainian government?
A) Belarusian defectors
B) The CIA
C) Anti-war officials within Russia's FSB
D) The Ukrainian intelligence agency
  • 7. On what date did Putin put Russia's nuclear deterrence into alert?
A) 25 March
B) 27 February
C) 24 February
D) 2 March
  • 8. Which missiles were used by Ukrainian defenders to thin Russian supply lines?
A) Javelin anti-tank missiles
B) Patriot missiles
C) Hellfire missiles
D) Tomahawk missiles
  • 9. Who was the commander of the Ukrainian defenders in Kyiv?
A) Oleksandr Syrskyi
B) Valerii Zaluzhnyi
C) Kyrylo Budanov
D) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  • 10. Which city was captured by Russian forces on 2 March?
A) Sumy
B) Mykolaiv
C) Kyiv
D) Kherson
  • 11. On what date did the Russian Defence Ministry claim the first stage of the operation was complete?
A) 7 April
B) 25 March
C) 9 March
D) 27 February
  • 12. Where were Russian forces repelled after advancing as far as Voznesensk?
A) Crimea
B) Kharkiv Oblast
C) Donbas region
D) Mykolaiv Oblast
  • 13. By what date did Russian troops pull back from the Kyiv offensive?
A) 7 April
B) 9 March
C) 2 March
D) 25 March
  • 14. In which city did fighting first begin at 3:40 a.m.?
A) Mariupol
B) Kharkiv
C) Kyiv
D) Milove
  • 15. Which country called the invasion a historic watershed on 27 February?
A) United Kingdom
B) France
C) United States
D) Germany
  • 16. How many combat-ready brigades did Ukrainian forces have at the outbreak of the war?
A) Roughly 10
B) Roughly 20
C) Roughly 40
D) Roughly 50
  • 17. Where were more than half of the Ukrainian combat-ready brigades located at the start of the war?
A) The Donbas region
B) The Crimean border
C) The Kyiv region
D) The Odesa region
  • 18. How many manoeuvre brigades were located in the Kyiv region at the outbreak of the war?
A) One
B) Three
C) Zero
D) Two
  • 19. How many artillery brigades were located in the Kyiv region at the outbreak of the war?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 20. Which of the following cities had Ukrainian forces deployed at the outbreak of the war?
A) Dnipro
B) Donetsk city
C) Crimea
D) Gomel
  • 21. On which axis were no major combat units located at the start of the war?
A) Odesa
B) Gomel
C) Kharkiv
D) Kyiv
  • 22. Approximately how many battle-ready tanks did Ukraine have at the time of the invasion?
A) 2000
B) 900
C) 500
D) 1200
  • 23. How many tank battalions were Ukrainian tanks organised into at the time of the invasion?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 30
D) 15
  • 24. During which period were most of the Ukrainian tank battalions formed?
A) 2000–2005
B) 2014–2018
C) 2010–2014
D) 2018–2022
  • 25. Approximately how many tanks were delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces between 2014 and 2018?
A) 900
B) 200
C) 500
D) 1000
  • 26. What type of tanks were mostly delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces between 2014 and 2018?
A) Reconditioned older tanks
B) Brand new tanks
C) Foreign-made tanks
D) Captured tanks
  • 27. Which specific tank model is mentioned as being delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces?
A) T-64B
B) T-90
C) Abrams
D) Leopard 2
  • 28. How many reserve armoured brigades did Ukraine have?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Two
D) Six
  • 29. What unique technique did Ukrainian tank forces develop based on their war experience in Donbas?
A) Using tanks strictly for direct-fire combat
B) Abandoning tanks in favor of infantry
C) Using tanks only for defensive screening
D) Using tanks in the indirect-fire role
  • 30. How were Ukrainian tanks utilized under their unique combat technique?
A) As air defense units
B) As static guard posts
C) As mobile artillery
D) As primary breakthrough vehicles
  • 31. According to the text, why did Ukrainian tank units not require the same screening as traditional artillery?
A) Because they lacked ammunition
B) Because they were acting as mobile artillery
C) Because they were heavily armored
D) Because they stayed in underground bunkers
  • 32. What did the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics order on 18 February 2022?
A) Evacuation of civilians from their capitals
B) A formal declaration of peace
C) Immediate surrender of all troops
D) The annexation of Ukrainian border towns
  • 33. What did the separatist leaders claim Ukraine was about to do?
A) Sign a peace treaty
B) Join a military alliance
C) Withdraw from the Donbas
D) Launch an offensive
  • 34. What was Zelenskyy's reaction to the provocations in Donbas?
A) He ordered an immediate counter-attack
B) He called for international military support
C) He said the military would not respond
D) He ordered the evacuation of the region
  • 35. On 17 February, which facility was shelled by Russian proxy forces?
A) A train station
B) A government office
C) A kindergarten
D) A military barracks
  • 36. What claim did the head of the Russian FSB make on 21 February?
A) Ukraine had launched a nuclear missile
B) Ukraine had destroyed a Russian embassy
C) Russian forces had captured the Ukrainian president
D) Russian forces killed five Ukrainian saboteurs
  • 37. What did Vladimir Putin announce on 21 February regarding the Donbas republics?
A) Recognition of their independence
B) The dissolution of the republics
C) A ceasefire agreement
D) Their integration into Russia
  • 38. What did Putin call the deployment of Russian troops to Donbas?
A) An act of liberation
B) A defensive maneuver
C) A special operation
D) A peacekeeping mission
  • 39. How did Putin describe the origin of modern Ukraine in his speech?
A) An ancient independent nation
B) A product of the Cold War
C) A gift from the European Union
D) Entirely created by Russia
  • 40. How did Michael McFaul and Robert Person describe Putin's views on Ukrainian history?
A) Grotesque
B) Historical
C) Accurate
D) Misunderstood
  • 41. How many UN Security Council members voiced support for the 21 February intervention?
A) Five
B) None
C) The majority
D) Two
  • 42. What was the response of the Ukrainian parliament on 23 February?
A) Proclaimed a nationwide state of emergency
B) Dissolved the government
C) Requested to join NATO immediately
D) Declared war on Russia
  • 43. Which infrastructure was hit by DDoS attacks prior to the full invasion?
A) The national power grid
B) Water supply systems
C) Military communication satellites
D) Ukrainian government and banking websites
  • 44. Who did the Ukrainian representative urge to stop the war during the UN meeting?
A) Vasily Nebenzya
B) Dmitry Peskov
C) Vladimir Putin
D) The Secretary-General
  • 45. Who warned that Russia would not acknowledge Ukraine's borders if it signed the EU agreement?
A) Igor Girkin
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Viktor Yanukovych
D) Sergei Glazyev
  • 46. Which union did Viktor Yanukovych choose to strengthen ties with in 2013?
A) Eurasian Economic Union
B) Warsaw Pact
C) European Union
D) United Nations
  • 47. What was the name of the protest movement triggered by Yanukovych's withdrawal from the EU agreement?
A) Orange Revolution
B) Donbas Uprising
C) Revolution of Dignity
D) Euromaidan
  • 48. Who led the armed mercenaries that seized Sloviansk in April 2014?
A) Sergei Glazyev
B) Igor 'Strelkov' Girkin
C) A local Ukrainian politician
D) Viktor Yanukovych
  • 49. What was the initial goal of the Russian invasion?
A) Negotiating a peace treaty
B) A rapid victory via decapitation
C) A naval blockade of Crimea
D) A long war of attrition
  • 50. Which city did Russia fail to capture during the initial phase of the invasion?
A) Kharkiv
B) Luhansk
C) Kyiv
D) Donetsk
  • 51. What specific demand did Russia issue to the West in late 2021?
A) The return of Crimea
B) A complete withdrawal of all UN forces
C) A ban on Ukraine joining NATO
D) The dissolution of the EU
  • 52. Which country served as a northern front for the Russian ground invasion?
A) Belarus
B) Hungary
C) Romania
D) Poland
  • 53. How long did Russia's original invasion plan aim to take to defeat Ukraine?
A) Three days
B) Ten days
C) One month
D) One year
  • 54. What did the International Criminal Court issue for Vladimir Putin?
A) A travel ban
B) A formal reprimand
C) Arrest warrants
D) An apology request
  • 55. What was the purpose of the filtration camps planned by Russia?
A) Processing Ukrainians under occupation
B) Providing medical aid
C) Relocating Russian civilians
D) Housing international observers
  • 56. How many ceasefire violations were reported by the OSCE in 2021?
A) Exactly 50,000
B) More than 90,000
C) Over 200,000
D) Less than 10,000
  • 57. Who stated that 'Russia has no veto' on whether Ukraine joins NATO?
A) Jens Stoltenberg
B) Olaf Scholz
C) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D) Emmanuel Macron
  • 58. What was the status of Ukraine in 2014 when Russia occupied Crimea?
A) A neutral country
B) A member of NATO
C) A member of the Warsaw Pact
D) An active member of the EU
  • 59. Where did Zelenskyy call for Western powers to end their 'appeasement' of Putin?
A) United Nations General Assembly
B) The G7 Summit
C) Munich Security Conference
D) European Parliament
  • 60. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as part of Russia's original invasion plan?
A) Executing people involved in the Revolution of Dignity
B) Annexation
C) Negotiating a peace treaty
D) Establishing filtration camps
  • 61. According to Zelenskyy, who did Russia want to replace him with as part of an ultimatum?
A) Sergei Shoigu
B) Nikolai Patrushev
C) Viktor Medvedchuk
D) Aleksandr Lukashenko
  • 62. What did Putin claim Ukraine was developing in his speech justifying the invasion?
A) Nuclear weapons
B) Long-range ballistic missiles
C) Biological weapons
D) Chemical weapons
  • 63. How many Battalion Tactical Groups were the regular Russian forces organized into?
A) 150
B) 100
C) About 140
D) 200
  • 64. Who commanded the Eastern Military District forces advancing on Kyiv?
A) Alexander Zhuravlyov
B) Aleksandr Dvornikov
C) Aleksandr Lapin
D) Aleksandr Chaiko
  • 65. What was the tactical sign for the group advancing on Kyiv from Belarus?
A) V
B) O
C) Z
D) Z in a square
  • 66. Which officer commanded the Central Group of Forces?
A) Alexander Zhuravlyov
B) Aleksandr Lapin
C) Aleksandr Chaiko
D) Aleksandr Dvornikov
  • 67. Who commanded the Western Military District forces?
A) Aleksandr Lapin
B) Aleksandr Dvornikov
C) Aleksandr Chaiko
D) Alexander Zhuravlyov
  • 68. Which city were the Southern Military District forces tasked with surrounding?
A) Kyiv
B) Mariupol
C) Odessa
D) Kharkiv
  • 69. How many tanks were held by Russian-controlled proxy forces of the LNR and DNR?
A) Approximately 400
B) 1,000
C) 150
D) 2,800
  • 70. From which region was the 'O' marked group advancing on Kyiv?
A) Bryansk
B) Crimea
C) Belarus
D) Kursk
  • 71. Who commanded the Southern Military District forces?
A) Aleksandr Chaiko
B) Aleksandr Dvornikov
C) Alexander Zhuravlyov
D) Aleksandr Lapin
  • 72. Which ghost town did Russian forces gain control of while advancing from Belarus?
A) Chernobyl
B) Vorzel
C) Hostomel
D) Bucha
  • 73. What was the reported length of the large Russian convoy as of 5 March?
A) 100 kilometres
B) 64 kilometres
C) 30 kilometres
D) 12 kilometres
  • 74. Which think tank assessed the Russian performance from the north and east as 'stalled'?
A) Royal United Services Institute
B) The United Nations
C) The Washington Post
D) NATO
  • 75. Which city was retaken by Ukrainian forces on 25 March as part of their counteroffensive?
A) Chernobyl
B) Sumy
C) Antonov
D) Makariv
  • 76. Which town was reported as still being contested on 9 March?
A) Chernobyl
B) Makariv
C) Irpin
D) Vasylkiv
  • 77. According to the text, what did the Russian convoy do by 11 March?
A) Successfully captured Kyiv
B) Largely dispersed into positions with tree cover
C) Ran out of fuel entirely
D) Returned to Russia
  • 78. Which city did Ukrainian forces lose control over on 25 February?
A) Chernihiv
B) Konotop
C) Sumy
D) Kyiv
  • 79. What technology was used in the attack near Lebedyn on 28 February?
A) Nuclear weapons
B) Bayraktar TB2 drone
C) Cruise missiles
D) Fighter jets
  • 80. Who described the Sumy axis as the most dangerous avenue of advance on Kyiv on 4 March?
A) Frederick Kagan
B) Olha Stefanishyna
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Emmanuel Macron
  • 81. What suburb of Kyiv did Russian forces reach on 4 March?
A) Sumy
B) Brovary
C) Mykolaiv
D) Chernihiv
  • 82. Which canal was taken by Russian forces on 24 February to provide water to Crimea?
A) Dnieper Canal
B) Azov Canal
C) North Crimean Canal
D) Black Sea Canal
  • 83. Which city was captured by Russian forces on their way to Mariupol?
A) Mykolaiv
B) Odessa
C) Kherson
D) Berdiansk
  • 84. Who did Vladimir Putin speak to regarding the bombardment of Mariupol on 29 March?
A) The United Nations
B) Olha Stefanishyna
C) Emmanuel Macron
D) Frederick Kagan
  • 85. What missiles were used to attack the Millerovo air base on 25 February?
A) Kalibr
B) Iskander
C) OTR-21 Tochka
D) Kh-101
  • 86. Who announced that DPR forces had almost completely surrounded Volnovakha on 1 March?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Sergei Shoigu
C) Oleksiy Reznikov
D) Denis Pushilin
  • 87. From which city were Russian forces repelled on 2 March?
A) Kyiv
B) Kharkiv
C) Lviv
D) Sievierodonetsk
  • 88. Where were peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to resume on 31 March?
A) Kyiv
B) Istanbul
C) Minsk
D) Moscow
  • 89. Which city was struck by a helicopter attack on an oil supply depot on 31 March?
A) Lviv
B) Belgorod
C) Izium
D) Kharkiv
  • 90. On 14 March, where was a military training facility attacked by cruise missiles?
A) Izium
B) Kharkiv
C) Horlivka
D) Yavoriv
  • 91. How many people were killed in the Yavoriv military facility attack, according to Maksym Kozytskyy?
A) At least 50
B) At least 35
C) At least 100
D) At least 10
  • 92. Where did the missiles that hit Lviv on 18 March likely originate from?
A) Warplanes flying over the Black Sea
B) Land-based launchers in Belarus
C) Ships in the Sea of Azov
D) Russian territory near Kharkiv
  • 93. Which city did Ukrainian forces initiate a counter-offensive against on 2 March?
A) Horlivka
B) Yavoriv
C) Millerovo
D) Belgorod
  • 94. Which air base did Russian forces attack on 24 February?
A) Millerovo air base
B) Zhytomyr Airport
C) Yavoriv training facility
D) Chuhuiv air base
  • 95. Which missile system did Russia allegedly use to attack Zhytomyr Airport from Belarus?
A) Bayraktar TB2
B) Stinger
C) 9K720 Iskander
D) OTR-21 Tochka
  • 96. What number of Russian aircraft did the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claim were destroyed by 6 March?
A) 10
B) 50
C) 88
D) 100
  • 97. How many fixed-wing aircraft did Justin Bronk estimate Russia lost after the first month of the invasion?
A) 88
B) 15
C) 10
D) 35
  • 98. Which treaty did Turkey invoke on 28 February to restrict access to the Black Sea?
A) Black Sea Security Pact
B) 1936 Montreux Convention
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Kyiv Maritime Agreement
  • 99. What was the name of the cruiser involved in the attack on Snake Island?
A) Vasily Bykov
B) Hetman Sahaidachny
C) Moskva
D) Yuri Olefirenko
  • 100. What unit structure did Alexander Hill criticize for being brittle when encountering Ukrainian resistance?
A) Airborne divisions
B) Independent tank regiments
C) Special forces detachments
D) Battalion tactical groups
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