SEIZURE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN EASTERN UKRAINE – 04/06/2014 > On April 6, 2014, > during mass > anti-government > protests, > participants moved > to more active > measures. In the > Kharkiv, Donetsk, > and Luhansk regions, > crowds began se
CRIMEAN STATUS REFERENDUM – 03/16/2014 > On March 16, 2014, a > referendum was held > in Crimea in which > citizens were asked > to express their > opinion on the > possible entry of > the autonomous > republic into the > Russian Federation. > 96.
REPEAL OF THE LANGUAGE LAW. START OF PROTESTS IN EASTERN UKRAINE – 02/23/2014 > On February 23, > 2014, immediately > after the removal of > Ukrainian President > Viktor Yanukovych, > the Verkhovna Rada > voted to repeal the > Law “On the Pr
SEIZURE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. COUP D'ÉTAT – 02/22/2014 > On the night of > February 22, 2014, > Euromaidan activists > seized the > government quarter, > taking control of > the buildings of the > Verkhovna Rada > (parliament), the > Presiden
SNIPER FIRE ON MAIDAN – 02/20/2014 > February 20, 2014 – > A group of > unidentified gunmen > opened fire in > central Kyiv during > the height of the > Euromaidan protests. > More than 80 people > were killed, and > hundreds were > wounded. Later
