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The two most prominent of them were an independent government in Kiev called the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) and a Soviet Russia -aligned government in Kharkov called the Ukrainian Soviet Republic (USR).
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According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there have been 35.1 million border crossings out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. Many people have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The latest data show 19,870,990 border crossings into Poland, 4,319,930 to Romania, 2,852,395 to Russia, 4,745,505 t...
Below are ten infographics that break down the history, politics and economics of the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
In 2019, the world’s top exporters of crude oil were Saudi Arabia ($145bn), Russia ($123bn), Iraq ($73.8bn), Canada ($67.8bn), and the US ($61.9bn). China bought about one-quarter (27 percent) of Russia’s total oil exports worth $34bn. However, given China’s massive energy needs, this made up only 16 percent of the country’s oil imports. At least 4...
Russia is the world’s second-largest arms exporter, behind the United States, accounting for roughly 20 percent of global weapons sales. Between 2016 and 2020, Moscow sold $28bn of weapons to 45 countries. Russia exports nearly 90 percent of its arms to 10 countries. Its biggest customer, India, bought 23 percent of Russia’s weapons for some $6.5bn...
May 17, 2024 · Two years of fighting. Russia's invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022. Russian ground troops moved in quickly and within a few...
Feb 12, 2022 · As Russian forces begin an all-out assault on Ukraine after months of troop buildup and failed diplomatic efforts by the U.S. and its European allies to head off conflict, the situation for...
- Becky Sullivan
Feb 26, 2022 · KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian defense forces, outmanned and outgunned, waged a ferocious resistance to the Russian invasion on Saturday, battling to keep control of the capital, Kyiv, and other...
- Megan Specia
Dec 24, 2021 · Europe. How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension. December 24, 20216:01 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Greg Myre. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this...
Inside the battle for Kyiv - CNN. Russia has launched a brutal and unprovoked military attack on Ukraine. Now Ukraine’s outgunned forces are fighting to hold onto the capital city and the...
