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