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: Some videos purportedly showed Ukrainian saboteurs or shelling in Russian-held territory to provide a pretext for the invasion.

unanimously authorized the use of military force abroad, providing the legal domestic framework for the invasion that followed 48 hours later. video_2022-02-22_00-06-10.mp4

: On the evening of February 21 and into the early hours of February 22, Russia officially recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) . Immediately following this, Putin ordered Russian "peacekeeping" troops into these territories. : Some videos purportedly showed Ukrainian saboteurs or