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| Feb.26 |
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Rival rallies in Ukraine's Crimea |
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Russia orders surprise military exercises |
| Feb.27 |
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Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea
Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine Dozens of armed men seized the regional government administration building and parliament and raised the Russian flag. The seizure, coming a day after Russia ordered surprise military exercises on Ukraine's... | |
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Armed men take airport in Ukraine's Crimea |
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| Mar.1 |
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Russia approves troops for Ukraine
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Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.2 |
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Ukraine calls full army mobilisation
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New Ukraine navy chief defects |
| Mar.3 |
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Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum' |
| Mar.4 |
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Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea |
| Mar.5 |
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Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution |
| Mar.6 |
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
| Mar.13 |
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Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' |
| Mar.14 |
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Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks |
| Mar.16 |
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Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' 
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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| Mar.18 |
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Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
| Mar.22 |
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Forces storm Ukrainian military bases
Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air. Once inside, the Russians lined up the Ukrainians in one place.
Pro-Russian self-defense forces stormed the... | |
| Mar.24 |
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Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal |
| Mar.27 |
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U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid 
A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining. Moscow formally annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea region days after the controver... | |
| Mar.28 |
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Obama: Russia should move troops
| Mar.30 |
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US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
| Mar.31 |
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Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border |
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| Apr.1 |
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NATO chief Rasmussen says no Russian troop withdrawal seen |
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NATO suspends Russia cooperation
| Apr.13 |
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Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist operation'
Ukrainian officials placed blame for unrest in the eastern section of their country squarely on their neighbors in Russia
| Apr.14 |
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Fresh pro-Russian attack in Ukraine |
| Apr.15 |
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Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action
| Apr.16 |
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Militants, army face off in east amid soaring tensions |
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Military column 'seized' in Kramatorsk |
| Apr.17 |
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Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis
| Apr.18 |
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Pro-Russia protesters defy Ukraine deal |
| Apr.19 |
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Ukraine calls Easter truce in east
| Apr.22 |
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Russia risks further US sanctions over Ukraine, says Kerry |
| Apr.23 |
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Ukraine to target militants in 4 cities |
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U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
| Apr.24 |
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5 die as government forces clash with pro-Russians
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New Russia drills after Ukraine raid |
| Apr.25 |
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Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions |
| Apr.26 |
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G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia
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Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive
Concern mounted for the safety of a team of European and Ukrainian military observers seized by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine
| Apr.28 |
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US sanctions target key Putin aides
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| May.1 |
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Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office
| May.2 |
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'Many dead' in Ukraine offensive
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Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
A building fire broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government
| May.3 |
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Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine |
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Ukraine broadens offensive against insurgents |
| May.4 |
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Odessa detainees freed after protest |
| May.5 |
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Ukraine soldiers killed in renewed Sloviansk fighting |
| May.6 |
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Ukraine crisis dominates Council of Europe meeting |
| May.8 |
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Pro-Russia separatists say 'nyet' to Putin |
| May.9 |
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Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea
| May.11 |
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Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote
Pro-Russian separatists in two eastern regions are holding 'self-rule' referendums - a move condemned by the Ukrainian government and the We...
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Ukraine rebels claim poll victory
| May.13 |
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'Troops killed' in Ukraine ambush |
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Ukraine hosts talks in new peace bid |
| May.19 |
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Putin orders Ukraine border pullout |
| May.22 |
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Deadliest attack on Ukrainian troops |
| May.23 |
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Putin warns of civil war in Ukraine as election looms |
| May.26 |
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Ukraine launches air strikes against gunmen at Donetsk airport |
| May.27 |
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Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken'
Ukraine's interior ministry says the military is now in full control of the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk after a day of bloody cla...
| May.29 |
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Ukraine helicopter downed - 14 dead |
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Ukraine leader vows to crush rebels |
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| Jun.4 |
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G7 warns Russia of fresh sanctions |
| Jun.16 |
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Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine after deadline passes |
| Jun.20 |
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Ukraine's president orders 1-week unilateral cease-fire
Petro Poroshenko ordered his forces to cease fire and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country's east
| Jun.24 |
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Ukraine army helicopter 'shot down' despite ceasefire |
| Jun.26 |
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Putin aide calls Ukraine head 'Nazi' |
| Jun.30 |
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Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists |
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| Jul.5 |
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Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal
Map of Sloviansk Ukraine Ukrainian separatist rebels have pulled back to the main city of Donetsk, abandoning several strongholds in the region to government forces
| Jul.7 |
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Rebels blamed as Ukraine bridges hit |
| Jul.11 |
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19 Ukrainian troops killed in missile attack |
| Jul.14 |
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Ukraine plane hit near Russia border |
| Jul.16 |
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Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia |
| Jul.17 |
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U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
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Malaysia PM: Deep shock over Ukraine plane crash |
| Jul.18 |
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Monitors find confusion, hostility at Malaysia Airlines crash site |
| Jul.19 |
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Ukraine accuses rebels of looting crash site |
| Jul.20 |
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MH17 air crash: Bodies put on train |
| Jul.21 |
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Outrage at Moscow grows over 'shambolic' Flight 17 probe |
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Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains |
| Jul.22 |
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US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance |
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MH17 bodies out of rebel area |
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MH17 remains 'still at crash site' |
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MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands |
| Jul.23 |
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MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
Map of Eindhoven Netherlands Two planes carrying bodies from crashed flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands where a day of mourning for the 298 victims has been declared
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Two military jets shot down over Donetsk
| Jul.24 |
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Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine'
| Jul.29 |
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US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
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| Aug.1 |
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70 international experts search Ukraine MH17 crash site |
| Aug.6 |
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Putin orders retaliatory sanctions
| Aug.11 |
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Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine The Kremlin announced it will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine, despite previous warnings from the West against such move
| Aug.17 |
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Ukraine says it's made gains against separatists |
| Aug.21 |
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MH17: Plane with Malaysian bodies arrives in Kuala Lumpur |
| Aug.22 |
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Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine
Map of Luhansk Ukraine Dozens of Russian trucks that have rolled into eastern Ukraine, a move a Ukrainian official characterized as an 'invasion'
| Aug.23 |
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Russia aid convoy returns from Ukraine |
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Ukraine Army parade to mark independence |
| Aug.24 |
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Donetsk rebels parade captured soldiers
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have marched dozens of captured government soldiers through the city of Donetsk
| Aug.25 |
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President calls snap vote amid fighting
| Aug.28 |
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1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine
Map of Novoazovsk Donetsk Ukraine A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed the border
President Obama accuses Russia of being responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine, as Nato prepares to hold an emergency meeting
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| Aug.29 |
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Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns |
| Aug.30 |
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Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia
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EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum
| Aug.31 |
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Putin 'urges talks on statehood for east Ukraine' |
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| Sep.1 |
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NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says NATO members meeting this week in Wales are expected to create 'a very high-readiness force' to deal with Russian aggression in Ukraine
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Ukraine crisis: Troops abandon Luhansk airport
| Sep.3 |
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France halts Russia warship delivery |
| Sep.4 |
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Nato summit: Russia criticised over Ukraine crisis
| Sep.5 |
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Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
Map of Minsk Belarus The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine
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Ukraine ceasefire with rebels holds |
| Sep.6 |
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Shelling near Mariupol threatens tense truce
| Sep.12 |
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Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia The US government has imposed new sanctions on major Russian banks, defence and energy companies
| Sep.19 |
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Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks
Ukraine's government and pro-Russia rebels have agreed a memorandum on a peace plan for the eastern conflict
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| Oct.9 |
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MH17 passenger was found wearing oxygen mask, Dutch says |
| Oct.26 |
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Pro-Western blocs 'win Ukraine poll'
| Oct.30 |
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Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
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| Nov.2 |
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Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections
Residents of separatist-controlled regions voted to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been denounced by the international ...
| Nov.15 |
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Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit
Russia has been rebuked by Western leaders about its role in the Ukraine crisis, at a G20 summit in Australia
| Nov.16 |
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MH17 flight investigators remove crucial debris |
| Nov.20 |
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Almost 1,000 dead since Ukraine truce |
| Nov.23 |
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All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine |
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2014 |
| Feb.26 |
Russia orders surprise military exercises |
| Feb.27 |
Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea
Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine Dozens of armed men seized the regional government administration building and parliament and raised the Russian flag. The seizure, coming a day after Russia ordered surprise military exercises on Ukraine's... | |
| Feb.27 |
Armed men take airport in Ukraine's Crimea |
| Mar.1 |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine
| Mar.1 |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.2 |
Ukraine calls full army mobilisation
| Mar.2 |
New Ukraine navy chief defects |
| Mar.3 |
Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum' |
| Mar.13 |
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' |
| Mar.18 |
Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
| Mar.22 |
Forces storm Ukrainian military bases
Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air. Once inside, the Russians lined up the Ukrainians in one place.
Pro-Russian self-defense forces stormed the... | |
| Mar.24 |
Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal |
| Mar.28 |
Obama: Russia should move troops
| Mar.31 |
Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border |
| Apr.1 |
NATO chief Rasmussen says no Russian troop withdrawal seen |
| Apr.1 |
NATO suspends Russia cooperation
| Apr.13 |
Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist operation'
Ukrainian officials placed blame for unrest in the eastern section of their country squarely on their neighbors in Russia
| Apr.15 |
Ukraine begins 'anti-terror' action
| Apr.16 |
Militants, army face off in east amid soaring tensions |
| Apr.16 |
Military column 'seized' in Kramatorsk |
| Apr.19 |
Ukraine calls Easter truce in east
| Apr.23 |
Ukraine to target militants in 4 cities |
| Apr.23 |
U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
| Apr.24 |
5 die as government forces clash with pro-Russians
| Apr.24 |
New Russia drills after Ukraine raid |
| Apr.26 |
Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive
Concern mounted for the safety of a team of European and Ukrainian military observers seized by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine
| May.1 |
Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office
| May.2 |
'Many dead' in Ukraine offensive
| May.3 |
Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine |
| May.3 |
Ukraine broadens offensive against insurgents |
| May.5 |
Ukraine soldiers killed in renewed Sloviansk fighting |
| May.13 |
'Troops killed' in Ukraine ambush |
| May.13 |
Ukraine hosts talks in new peace bid |
| May.19 |
Putin orders Ukraine border pullout |
| May.22 |
Deadliest attack on Ukrainian troops |
| May.26 |
Ukraine launches air strikes against gunmen at Donetsk airport |
| May.27 |
Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken'
Ukraine's interior ministry says the military is now in full control of the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk after a day of bloody cla...
| May.29 |
Ukraine helicopter downed - 14 dead |
| May.29 |
Ukraine leader vows to crush rebels |
| Jun.20 |
Ukraine's president orders 1-week unilateral cease-fire
Petro Poroshenko ordered his forces to cease fire and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country's east
| Jun.24 |
Ukraine army helicopter 'shot down' despite ceasefire |
| Jun.30 |
Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists |
| Jul.5 |
Donetsk rebels in mass withdrawal
Map of Sloviansk Ukraine Ukrainian separatist rebels have pulled back to the main city of Donetsk, abandoning several strongholds in the region to government forces
| Jul.7 |
Rebels blamed as Ukraine bridges hit |
| Jul.11 |
19 Ukrainian troops killed in missile attack |
| Jul.14 |
Ukraine plane hit near Russia border |
| Jul.17 |
U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| Jul.19 |
Ukraine accuses rebels of looting crash site |
| Jul.21 |
Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains |
| Jul.23 |
Two military jets shot down over Donetsk
| Jul.24 |
Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine'
| Aug.17 |
Ukraine says it's made gains against separatists |
| Aug.22 |
Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine
Map of Luhansk Ukraine Dozens of Russian trucks that have rolled into eastern Ukraine, a move a Ukrainian official characterized as an 'invasion'
| Aug.23 |
Russia aid convoy returns from Ukraine |
| Aug.23 |
Ukraine Army parade to mark independence |
| Aug.24 |
Donetsk rebels parade captured soldiers
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have marched dozens of captured government soldiers through the city of Donetsk
| Aug.28 |
1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine
Map of Novoazovsk Donetsk Ukraine A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed the border
President Obama accuses Russia of being responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine, as Nato prepares to hold an emergency meeting
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| Aug.29 |
Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns |
| Aug.30 |
Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia
| Sep.1 |
NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says NATO members meeting this week in Wales are expected to create 'a very high-readiness force' to deal with Russian aggression in Ukraine
| Sep.1 |
Ukraine crisis: Troops abandon Luhansk airport
| Sep.3 |
France halts Russia warship delivery |
| Sep.5 |
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
Map of Minsk Belarus The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine
| Sep.5 |
Ukraine ceasefire with rebels holds |
| Sep.6 |
Shelling near Mariupol threatens tense truce
| Sep.19 |
Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks
Ukraine's government and pro-Russia rebels have agreed a memorandum on a peace plan for the eastern conflict
| Nov.20 |
Almost 1,000 dead since Ukraine truce |
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2014 |
| May.2 |
Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
A building fire broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government
| Jul.17 |
U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| Jul.17 |
Malaysia PM: Deep shock over Ukraine plane crash |
| Jul.18 |
Monitors find confusion, hostility at Malaysia Airlines crash site |
| Jul.19 |
Ukraine accuses rebels of looting crash site |
| Jul.20 |
MH17 air crash: Bodies put on train |
| Jul.21 |
Pro-Russian rebels hand over black boxes, release victims' remains |
| Jul.22 |
MH17 bodies out of rebel area |
| Jul.22 |
MH17 remains 'still at crash site' |
| Jul.22 |
MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands |
| Jul.23 |
MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
Map of Eindhoven Netherlands Two planes carrying bodies from crashed flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands where a day of mourning for the 298 victims has been declared
| Aug.1 |
70 international experts search Ukraine MH17 crash site |
| Oct.9 |
MH17 passenger was found wearing oxygen mask, Dutch says |
| Nov.16 |
MH17 flight investigators remove crucial debris |
| Nov.23 |
All Malaysia flight wreckage recovered in Ukraine |
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2014 |
| Jun.16 |
Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine after deadline passes |
| Jul.22 |
US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance |
| Jul.29 |
US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
| Aug.6 |
Putin orders retaliatory sanctions
| Sep.12 |
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia The US government has imposed new sanctions on major Russian banks, defence and energy companies
| Oct.30 |
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
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2014 |
| Apr.26 |
Ukraine crisis: Observers held captive
Concern mounted for the safety of a team of European and Ukrainian military observers seized by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine
| May.2 |
Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
A building fire broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government
| May.3 |
Abducted military observers freed in east Ukraine |
| May.4 |
Odessa detainees freed after protest |
| Jul.7 |
Rebels blamed as Ukraine bridges hit |
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2014 |
| Feb.26 |
Rival rallies in Ukraine's Crimea |
| Mar.1 |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine
| Mar.1 |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.4 |
Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea |
| Mar.5 |
Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution |
| Mar.6 |
'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
| Mar.13 |
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' |
| Mar.14 |
Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks |
| Mar.16 |
Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' 
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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| Mar.27 |
U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid 
A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining. Moscow formally annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea region days after the controver... | |
| Mar.28 |
Obama: Russia should move troops
| Mar.30 |
US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
| Apr.14 |
Fresh pro-Russian attack in Ukraine |
| Apr.17 |
Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis
| Apr.18 |
Pro-Russia protesters defy Ukraine deal |
| Apr.19 |
Ukraine calls Easter truce in east
| Apr.22 |
Russia risks further US sanctions over Ukraine, says Kerry |
| Apr.25 |
Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions |
| Apr.26 |
G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia
| Apr.28 |
US sanctions target key Putin aides
| May.1 |
Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office
| May.2 |
Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
A building fire broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government
| May.4 |
Odessa detainees freed after protest |
| May.6 |
Ukraine crisis dominates Council of Europe meeting |
| May.8 |
Pro-Russia separatists say 'nyet' to Putin |
| May.9 |
Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea
| May.11 |
Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote
Pro-Russian separatists in two eastern regions are holding 'self-rule' referendums - a move condemned by the Ukrainian government and the We...
| May.11 |
Ukraine rebels claim poll victory
| May.13 |
Ukraine hosts talks in new peace bid |
| May.23 |
Putin warns of civil war in Ukraine as election looms |
| May.29 |
Ukraine leader vows to crush rebels |
| Jun.4 |
G7 warns Russia of fresh sanctions |
| Jun.26 |
Putin aide calls Ukraine head 'Nazi' |
| Jul.16 |
Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia |
| Jul.17 |
Malaysia PM: Deep shock over Ukraine plane crash |
| Jul.21 |
Outrage at Moscow grows over 'shambolic' Flight 17 probe |
| Jul.23 |
MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
Map of Eindhoven Netherlands Two planes carrying bodies from crashed flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands where a day of mourning for the 298 victims has been declared
| Jul.29 |
US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
| Aug.11 |
Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine The Kremlin announced it will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine, despite previous warnings from the West against such move
| Aug.21 |
MH17: Plane with Malaysian bodies arrives in Kuala Lumpur |
| Aug.25 |
President calls snap vote amid fighting
| Aug.29 |
Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns |
| Aug.30 |
Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia
| Aug.30 |
EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum
| Aug.31 |
Putin 'urges talks on statehood for east Ukraine' |
| Sep.3 |
France halts Russia warship delivery |
| Sep.4 |
Nato summit: Russia criticised over Ukraine crisis
| Sep.5 |
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
Map of Minsk Belarus The two sides agreed to stop firing and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels had not changed their policy of splitting from Ukraine
| Sep.12 |
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia The US government has imposed new sanctions on major Russian banks, defence and energy companies
| Sep.19 |
Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks
Ukraine's government and pro-Russia rebels have agreed a memorandum on a peace plan for the eastern conflict
| Oct.26 |
Pro-Western blocs 'win Ukraine poll'
| Oct.30 |
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
| Nov.2 |
Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections
Residents of separatist-controlled regions voted to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been denounced by the international ...
| Nov.15 |
Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit
Russia has been rebuked by Western leaders about its role in the Ukraine crisis, at a G20 summit in Australia