How many of these "casualties" were caused by Russian spetsnaz and FSB who after Yanukovych fled, moved into the Donbas to stir up the whole separatist movement?
The spetsnaz and FSB were in Ukraine since 2012 to prop up Yanukovych where they made up the majority of the Berkut special police force.
The spetsnaz and FSB were in Ukraine since 2012
That’s because corrupt deep state grifters have been creeping on Ukraine for decades, culminating with Vicky Nuland and Joe Biden’s 2014 coup.
“Rapid Trident 21 continues more than 25 years of partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine…”
https://www.army.mil/article/250444/us_nato_ukraine_enhance_interoperability_with_rapid_trident_exercise