special military operation

Etymology
, a phrase used by upon launching an attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022: "In this regard, in accordance with Article 51 of Part 7 of the UN Charter, with the approval of the Federation Council of Russia and in pursuance of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance ratified by the Duma on February 22 with the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic, I decided to launch a special military operation."

Noun

 * 1)  A military situation resembling a war.

Usage notes
Supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine use this term to refer to the war.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: специа́лна вое́нна опера́ция
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 特別軍事行動
 * Czech: speciální vojenská operace
 * French:
 * German: Sondermilitäroperation
 * Hungarian:, különleges katonai művelet
 * Indonesian: operasi militer khusus
 * Japanese: 特別軍事作戦
 * Korean: 특수군사작전
 * Malay: operasi ketenteraan khas
 * Russian: специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция, ,
 * Slovak: špeciálna vojenská operácia
 * Swedish: militär specialoperation