Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, several conflicts were ongoing globally. Significant among them were:
Syrian Civil War - A devastating conflict since 2011 involving multiple factions and foreign interventions.
Yemeni Civil War - Starting in 2014, this war involves the Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government, with significant Saudi and Iranian involvement.
Afghanistan Conflict - The long-standing conflict saw a significant shift with the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 following the U.S. withdrawal.
Ethiopian Tigray War - A brutal conflict beginning in 2020 between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
Libyan Civil War - A multifaceted conflict ongoing since 2014 between various factions vying for control of the country.
These conflicts have caused significant humanitarian crises and geopolitical tensions, impacting millions of lives.
Although all of these had some kind of coverage in the news, the invasion of Ukraine completely shadowed all of these by a significant margin. Also take note that every single conflict listed above is from non-majority white countries fought by non-majority white combatants.
The genocide in Rwanda of course had some coverage but not remotely is provident as the genocide in Yugoslavia.
I’m not trying to be racial or anything like that. This is just the pattern that we see consistently in stuff like this. Military engagement in predominantly white countries has better coverage than in military engagements and predominantly non-white countries.