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The rebels shot down Malaysian Airlines flight 17 on July 17, killing 298 people, probably accidentally. Fighting between the rebels and the Ukrainian military intensified, the rebels started...
What Really Happened in Ukraine in 2014—and Since Then. A close look at the lies and distortions from Russia apologists and propagandists about the roots of the Ukraine war. by Cathy Young. April 13, 2022 5:30 am. Protesters advancing toward new positions in Kyiv’s Maidan (Independence Square) on February 20, 2014.
In 2014 Ukraine faced the greatest threat to its national security since the collapse of the Soviet Union, of which it had been part for most of the 20th century. Months of popular protest swept pro-Russian Pres. Viktor Yanukovych from office in February, and he was replaced by a pro-Western.
Massacre in Independence Square 9 months ago 2:38 Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was the focal point of the 2014 Euromaidan revolution. On the morning of Feb. 20, 2014, snipers killed up to 50...
By mid-March 2014, Moscow forced through a de facto annexation of Ukraine’s southernmost region. Within three weeks, Russian armed groups had seized parts of the Donbas – Ukraine’s easternmost provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk on the Russian border.
In May 2014, the International Monetary Fund disbursed US$3.2 billion to stabilise Ukraine. The European Union required Ukraine to secure this aid package from the IMF in order to obtain about 1.6 billion euros pledged under the recently signed Ukraine-EU Association Agreement .
What happened in Ukraine in 2014 is one of the few worthy of the label. It ushered in a transformation of Ukraine’s society and state that is both deeply ambitious and tragically incomplete.
5 September: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels sign a truce in Minsk. 1 September: Ukraine says 700 of its men have been taken prisoner as pro-Russian rebels advance in the east. August 2014
21 November 2014 Getty Images An Orthodox priest prays between police and protesters in Kiev in January By Andrey Kurkov Ukrainian novelist A year has passed since the start of Ukraine's...
On April 13 2014, a clash between armed men and Ukrainian security forces near the town of Sloviansk led to the first casualties of a war which, according to UN estimates, has now cost more than...