OSCE MISSION LEAVES DONBASS – 03/01/2022 > On March 1, 2022, > the OSCE Monitoring > Mission left the > territory of > Donbass. The mission > had been in the > region since 2014, > tasked with > monitoring the > ceasefire and > reporting violation
LPR, DPR, KHERSON AND ZAPOROZHYE REGIONS JOIN RUSSIA – 09/30/2022 > On September 30, > 2022, a ceremony was > held in the Kremlin > to sign > international > treaties on the > accession of the > DPR, LPR, > Zaporozhye, and > Kherson regions to R
RUSSIA LAUNCHES SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE – 02/24/2022 > On February 24, > 2022, Russia > launched a special > military operation > in Ukraine. This > followed official > requests from the > authorities of the > Donetsk and Lugansk
RUSSIA RECOGNIZES DPR AND LPR – 02/21/2022 > On February 21, > 2022, the heads of > the DPR and LPR > officially appealed > to Vladimir Putin to > recognize their > independence. That > same day, an > expanded meeting of > the Russian Security > C
GENERAL MOBILIZATION DECLARED IN DPR AND LPR – 02/19/2022 > On February 19, > 2022, the DPR and > LPR announced > general > mobilization. > Shelling of the > Donetsk and Lugansk > People’s Republics > had continued almost > non-stop for two > days
LPR AND DPR BEGIN CIVILIAN EVACUATION TO RUSSIA – 02/18/2022 > On February 18, > 2022, authorities in > the DPR and LPR > announced a > significant > intensification of > shelling and an > imminent threat of a > Ukrainian military > invasion, pr
RUSSIA ISSUES DECREE ON HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR DONBASS – 11/15/2021 > On November 15, > 2021, Russian > President Vladimir > Putin signed a > decree providing > humanitarian support > to the population of > the Donetsk and > Lugansk People’s
ESCALATION OF MILITARY ACTIVITY IN DONBASS – 10/29/ 2021 > On October 29, 2021, > Ukraine intensified > offensive operations > in Donbass. Shelling > of cities in the > republics also > increased. Ukrainian > forces began > deploying drones. U
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PREPARES TO INVESTIGATE EVENTS IN UKRAINE – 12/11/2020 > On December 11, > 2020, International > Criminal Court (ICC) > Prosecutor Fatou > Bensouda announced > that the ICC had > completed its > preliminary exami
UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE STRIPPED OF OFFICIAL STATUS IN DPR AND LPR - 03/06, 06/03/2020 > On March 6 in the > DPR and June 3 in > the LPR, authorities > officially revoked > the status of > Ukrainian as a state > language. Until > then, Ukrainian
NEW CEASEFIRE AGREEMENTS IN DONBASS – 07/22/2020 > On July 22, the > parties to the > conflict in Donbass > reached a new > ceasefire agreement. > The
UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR “DE-OCCUPATION” OF CRIMEA AND LIQUIDATION OF DONBASS – 05/18-28/2020 > On May 2020, > Ukrainian Foreign > Minister Dmytro > Kuleba made several > statements regarding > Crimea and > Donbass.</
RUSSIA INTRODUCES FAST-TRACK CITIZENSHIP FOR DPR AND LPR RESIDENTS – 04/24/2019 > Russian President > Vladimir Putin > signed a decree “On > defining, for > humanitarian > purposes, categories > of persons eligible > to apply for Russian
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE – 04/21/2019 > On April 21, 2019, > in the second round > of Ukraine’s > presidential > election, actor and > leader of the > "Servant of the > People" party, > Volodymyr Zelensky, > won with 73.22
ASSASSINATION OF THE FIRST DPR LEADER ALEXANDER ZAKHARCHENKO – 08/31 / 2018 > On August 31, 2018, > the head of the > Donetsk People’s > Republic, Alexander > Zakharchenko, was > killed in an > explosion at the > “Separ” café in > central Done
UKRAINE OFFICIALLY LABELS RUSSIA AN “AGGRESSOR” – 02/24/2018 > On February 24, > 2018, Ukraine > enacted the Law on > the Particulars of > State Policy on > Ensuring the > Sovereignty of > Ukraine over > Temporarily Occupied > Territories in the
TOTAL BLOCKADE OF THE DONETSK AND LUGANSK REPUBLICS BY UKRAINE – 03/15/2017 > On March 15, 2017, > Ukraine’s National > Security and Defense > Council (NSDC) > approved a temporary > full suspension of > all transport links > with the territ
RECOGNITION OF DPR AND LPR DOCUMENTS – 02/18/2017 > On February 18, > 2017, Russian > President Vladimir > Putin signed a > decree recognizing > documents issued to > residents of the > Donetsk and Lugansk > People’s Republics > (DPR and LPR) by
ASSASSINATION OF GIVI (MIKHAIL TOLSTYKH) – 02/08/2017 > On February 8, 2017, > at 6:12 a.m., > Mikhail Tolstykh > (call sign "Givi") > was killed in his > office at the base > of the “Somali” > battalion in > Makeyevka, DPR. > According to vario
THE ASSASSINATION OF MOTOROLA (ARSEN PAVLOV) – 10/16/2016 > The militia fighter > and commander of the > DPR “Sparta” > battalion, Arsen > Pavlov (known by his > call sign > “Motorola”), was > killed on October > 16, 2016, in an > explosion in t
SIGNING OF THE SECOND MINSK AGREEMENT – 2/12 / 2015 > The Package of > Measures for the > Implementation of > the Minsk > Agreements, also > known as the Second > Minsk Agreement or > Minsk-2, was a > document aimed at > resolving the armed > conf
DEBALTSEVO CAULDRON – 1/23 - 2/16/2015 > On January 23, 2015, > the Ukrainian Armed > Forces launched a > large-scale > offensive in > Debaltsevo, a > strategic railway > hub in Donbass. The > goal was to maintain > control over the > city and pre
SHELLING OF BOSSE BUS STOP IN DONETSK – 1/22/2015 > On January 22, 2015, > around 8:30 a.m., a > sabotage group > opened mortar fire > on the Leningradskyi > district of Donetsk. > Shells hit the Bosse > public > transportation stop, > including
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
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
BEGINNING OF EUROMAIDAN – 11/21/2013 > On November 21, > 2013, the Ukrainian > authorities > announced the > suspension of > preparations for > European > integration, and > Euromaidan began in > Kiev. > > This was a > months-long
