ELECTIONS OF THE HEADS OF THE DPR AND LPR – 11/02/2014 > On November 2, 2014, > general elections > for the heads and > parliaments of the > Donetsk and Luhansk > People’s Republics > were held. The heads > were elected by > universal, equal,
MINSK PROTOCOL SIGNED (CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT) – 09/05/2014 > On September 5, > 2014, in Minsk, > representatives of > Russia, Ukraine, the > Donetsk and Luhansk > People’s Republics, > as well as the OSCE, > signed an agreement > on the peaceful
ILOVAISK CAULDRON – 08/10–08/27/2014 > After the failure at > Izvarino, Kyiv > shifted its focus to > Ilovaisk in an > effort to cut off > supply routes > between the > republics and > Russia. The town > Ilovaisk was located > near the border and
MALAYSIAN BOEING CRASH (FLIGHT MH17) – 07/17/2014 > On July 17, 2014, a > Malaysia Airlines > Boeing 777, > operating scheduled > flight MH17 from > Amsterdam to Kuala > Lumpur, broke apart > mid-air and crashed > to the ground in the > territor
UKRAINIAN AIRSTRIKE ON LUHANSK REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION – 06/02/2014 > On June 2, 2014, > Ukrainian aviation > launched a missile > strike on the center > of Luhansk. As a > result of the air > raid, eight people > were killed, and > another 30
IZVARINO CAULDRON – 06/01–08/07/2014 > In the summer of > 2014, Ukrainian > forces attempted to > regain control of > the border with > Russia from the > Donbass republics. > Fighting took place > all summer along the > border. Starting on > June
START OF THE BATTLE FOR DONETSK AIRPORT – 05/26/2014 > On May 26, 2014, > fighting began at > the Donetsk Airport. > This battle became > one of the key > turning points in > the military > confrontation in > Donbass. > > It al
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE – 05/25/2014 > On May 25, 2014, > Ukraine held an > early presidential > election. > > A total of 21 > candidates ran for > the highest office — > among them were > oligarchs, former > convicts
REFERENDUMS IN THE DONETSK AND LUHANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS – 05/11/2014 > On May 11, 2014, > referendums on the > political status of > the Donetsk and > Luhansk People’s > Republics were held. > > Ballots were printed > in
SHOOTING AT PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS IN MARIUPOL – 05/09/2014 > On May 9, 2014, > peaceful residents > gathered in Mariupol > for a rally in honor > of Victory Day. > After the event, > reports emerged that > Ukrainian security > forces in armor
ASSAULT ON SLOVIANSK BY UKRAINIAN FORCES – 05/02/2014 > On May 2, 2014, > Ukrainian troops > launched an assault > on Slavyansk, a city > in the Donetsk > region where militia > forces were based. > > After almost three > mon
THE ODESSA TRAGEDY – 05/02/2014 > On May 2, 2014, > during clashes at > the Trade Unions > House in Odesa, > people who opposed > the Ukrainian > government installed > by Euromaidan were > killed. > > It all b
DECLARATION OF THE LUHANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC – 04/27/2014 > At a rally in > Luhansk on April 27, > 2014, the Luhansk > People’s Republic > (LPR) was > proclaimed, and a > decision was made to > hold a referendum on > self-determination > on May
LAUNCH OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION – 04/13/2014 > On the evening of > April 13, 2014, > Acting President of > Ukraine Oleksandr > Turchynov announced > in a televised > address that the > National Security > and Defense Council > (NSDC) of U
DECLARATION OF THE DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC – 04/07/2014 > On April 7, 2014, a > Republican People's > Council was > established in > Donetsk, which > declared the > sovereignty of the > Donetsk People’s > Republic (DPR) and > decided to hold a
