invasion

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Auto sales also plunged in the year after the 2008 financial crisis, dropping 45.5 percent, and were down 12.7 percent after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to figures from Anderson Economic Group.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

August 2022 was the last time the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4, during the early months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

President Truman did not seek a declaration of war to respond to North Korea’s invasion of the South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Everton also cut ties with Russian sponsors in 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine and the Friedkin Group took over the club in November 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

On the first day of the invasion, in the first major battle of the war, the Germans, to their astonishment, met determined Belgian resistance.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman