Crimea annexation and war in Donbas
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. The most recent of its 4 recorded facts is “Zakharchenko killed in Donetsk café explosion” (31 August 2018).
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed groups who started a war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military.
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Documented Mar 2014 – Aug 2018
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Who is responsible for Crimea annexation and war in Donbas?
Factrail's graph links Alexander Zakharchenko and Ihor Kolomoiskyi to Crimea annexation and war in Donbas through sourced facts.
When did Crimea annexation and war in Donbas start?
2 March 2014: Kolomoisky appointed governor of Dnipropetrovsk.