Friday, April 17, 2026

Collection of facts about the Russo-Ukrainian War

This post is a collection of facts about the Ukrainian-Russo War (2014 - now). There are 20 facts listed below.

  • Russia annexed Crimea in Mar 2014
  • Russian-backed militants invaded the Donbas region in Apr 2014
  • Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) established
  • Minsk agreements signed in 2015
  • Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine cannot join NATO
  • Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022
  • Siege of Mariupol (Feb - Apr 2022)
  • Russia abandoned attempts to capture Kyiv in Apr 2022
  • Battle of Donbas began in Apr 2022
  • Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson and Kharkiv regions in 2022
  • Russia annexes Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia in Sept 2022
  • Wagner Group captures Bakhmut for Russian control (May 2023)
  • Battle of Avdiivka (Oct 2023 - Feb 2024)
  • Russia invaded Chasiv Yar in Apr 2024
  • Ukraine invaded Kursk region in Russia in Aug 2024
  • Russia captured Velyka Novosilka in Jan 2025
  • Russia captured Pokrovsk, Mynohrad, Huliaipole in 2026
  • Russia occupies 20% of Ukraine as of Apr 2026
  • 8 million Ukrainians displaced internally
  • 6-7 million Ukrainians have fled the country

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Collection of facts about the Gaza War

This post is a collection of facts about the Gaza War (2023 - now). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Began with Hamas surprise attack against Israel on Oct 7th, 2023 (1,195 people killed and 251 hostages taken)
  • Massacre at Nova music festival
  • 90% of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed by Israeli bombing
  • Israeli ordered an evacuation of Gaza City on Oct 13th, 2023
  • First ceasefire (Nov 2023)
  • Rafah offensive began May 2024
  • Siege of North Gaza began Oct 2024
  • Second ceasefire (Jan - Mar 2025)
  • Gaza City offensive began Aug 2025
  • Gaza peace plan implemented (Oct 2025)
  • Last 20 remaining Israeli hostages released (Oct 2025)
  • Israeli is being investigated for genocide by the International Court of Justice
  • Israeli offensive has killed at least 72,000 Palestinians
  • 2.3 million Palestinians and 100 thousand Israelis displaced
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Collection of facts about the Sudanese Civil War (began 2023)

This post is a list of facts about the Sudanese Civil War (2023 - now). There are 13 facts listed below.

  • Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) vs. Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
  • Factions of SPLM-N fighting on both sides
  • Preceded by the War in Darfur (2003-2020) and the 2021 coup d'état
  • Began April 2023 with RSF attacks
  • Battle of Khartoum (2023-2025)
  • Masalit genocide in the Darfur region (2023 - now)
  • Treaty of Jeddah (2023)
  • Siege of El Fasher (2023-2025)
  • El Fasher massacre committed by RSF killing 60,000 to 150,000 people
  • 12 million people displaced
  • 3.5 million people fled the country
  • 25 million people with food insecurity
  • Total deaths: 150,000 to 400,000 people (highly uncertain)

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Collection of facts about the Spanish Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Spanish Empire (1492-1976). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas (1492)
  • Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world into Spanish and Portuguese claims (1494)
  • Conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-1521)
  • Magellan circumnavigated the Earth (1519-1522)
  • Conquest of the Maya (1524-1697)
  • Conquest of the Inca Empire (1532-1572)
  • Spanish East Indies (Philippines) established in 1565
  • Portugal personal union with Spain forming the Iberian Union in 1580
  • Portugal regained independence in 1640
  • Occupied Louisiana Territory 1762-1803
  • South American countries gained independence from Spain: Argentina (1810), Gran Colombia (1810), Chile (1810), Paraguay (1811), Uruguay (1815), Peru (1821), Panama (1821), Mexico (1821)
  • Central American countries gained independence from Spain by 1823: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
  • Lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines in Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Withdrew from Spanish Sahara in 1976
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Collection of facts about the Empire of Japan

This post is a collection of facts about the Empire of Japan (1868-1947). There are 20 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Formed during the Meiji Restoration in 1868
  • Meiji ruled as emperor 1868-1912
  • Boshin War (1868-1869)
  • First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
  • Invaded Taiwan in 1895
  • Itō Hirobumi served as first prime minister in 1885
  • Joined international coalition during the Boxer Rebellion (1900)
  • Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
  • Occupied Korea 1910-1945
  • Taishō ruled as emperor 1912-1926
  • Invaded Siberia 1918-1922
  • Hirohito ruled as emperor 1926-1947
  • Invaded Manchuria in 1931
  • Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937
  • Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy (1940)
  • Fought in World War II (1941-1945)
  • Attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941
  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945)
  • Surrendered on September 2nd, 1945
  • Ended with the Constitution of Japan in 1947
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Collection of facts about the German Empire

This post is a collection facts about the German Empire (1871-1918). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Unification of Germany (1871)
  • 25 states (4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies, 5 duchies, 7 principalities, 3 free Hanseatic cities)
  • Otto von Bismarck was the first chancellor 1871-1890
  • Wilhelm I was emperor 1871-1888
  • Formed alliance with Austria-Hungary in 1879
  • Occupied territories in Africa and Asia
  • Wilhelm II was emperor 1888-1918
  • Fought in World War I (1914-1918)
  • Expanded east in Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918
  • Ended during the November 1918 Revolution
  • Treaty of Versailles imposed reparation costs on Germany
  • Succeeded by the Weimar Republic
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Collection of facts about the Empire of Brazil

This post is a collection of facts about the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Gained independence from Portugal in 1822
  • Pedro I ruled 1822-1831
  • Cisplatine War (1825-1828)
  • Cisplatina (Uruguay) gained independence in 1828
  • Pedro II ruled 1831-1889
  • Ragamuffin War (1835-1845)
  • Platine War (1851-1852)
  • Uruguayan War (1864-1865)
  • Paraguayan War (1864-1870)
  • Slavery abolished in 1888
  • Pedro II overthrown by coup d'état in 1889
  • Succeeded by the First Brazilian Republic
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