Did you know that the war in Ukraine has been going on for 8 years?

Russia has been in this conflict for less than 1 month. But blood flows all 8 years. It was unleashed by nationalists against residents of two regions in the east of the country, where mostly Russian people live.
Independent journalists have told about this before. But now they are not allowed to speak freely. The mainstream media blame only Russia. But this is not the whole truth. For example, this problem was discussed on the BBC. It was earlier. But now they keep silence.