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May 25, 2023 · Background. On February 24, 2022, the world watched in horror as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, inciting the largest war in Europe since World War II. In the months prior, Western intelligence had warned that the attack was imminent, amidst a concerning build-up of military force on Ukraine’s borders.
- Vikings, Mongols, Lithuania, Poland
- Birth of Russian Empire
- Ukrainian Nationalist Movement
- Era of Soviet Union, Great Famine, Chernobyl
- Ukrainian Independence
1037: Kievan Rus - Construction of Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, which, in refurbished form, still stands today, marks a high point of the Kievan Rus principality. Purportedly founded by Vikings in the 9th century, Kievan Rus grew to encompass present-day Ukraine, Belarus and part of Russia. As historian Anna Reidwrites, it constituted “the easte...
1708: Russia Wins Control of Eastern Ukraine -During the Great Northern War, King Charles XII of Sweden detours into Ukraine as part of his ill-fated invasion of Russia and secures the support of the main Cossack leader at the time (though other Cossacks fight for Russia). The following year, Charles XII’s force is crushed at the Battle of Poltava,...
1800s: Ukrainian Nationalist Movement -Nationalist movements spring up throughout Europe, and Ukraine is no exception. Pro-independence forerunners begin codifying and promoting the Ukrainian language, stressing Ukraine’s distinct culture and history, referring to themselves as Ukrainians for the first time, and, eventually, calling for self-rule. ...
1922: Incorporated Into Soviet Union -Ukraine is incorporated into the newly established Soviet Union. 1932-33: Ukrainian Famine -Seeking to assert his control over Ukraine, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin engineers a famine, known as the Holodomor, which results in an estimated 3.9 million Ukrainian deaths. Most scholars consider this to be a premed...
1991: Ukraine Declares Independence -With the Soviet Union in its death throes, Ukraine’s parliament declares independence, a decision that’s overwhelmingly approved by Ukrainian voters in a national referendum. Ukraine is now fully independent for the first time. 1994: Ukraine Gives Up Nuclear Weapons -Negotiations between the United States, Russi...
- Jesse Greenspan
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Mar 26, 2022 · Published March 26, 2022 Updated April 13, 2022. Two former republics of the Soviet Union — Russia and Ukraine — are once again in conflict. Here are some pivotal moments in the years leading...
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 Kyiv...
- Becky Sullivan
Feb 24, 2023 · Feb. 24, 2023. Russian forces began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Since then, Western officials estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, millions...
Feb 24, 2022 · 24 February 2022. War in Ukraine. WATCH: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine unfolded on day one. Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving millions of people fearing...
Feb 23, 2023 · February 23, 2023. • 8 min read. It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the battle continues. Military and civilian deaths and injuries on both sides have been estimated in the...
