- Russia annexed Crimea in Mar 2014
- Russian-backed militants invaded the Donbas region in Apr 2014
- Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) established
- Minsk agreements signed in 2015
- Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine cannot join NATO
- Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022
- Siege of Mariupol (Feb - Apr 2022)
- Russia abandoned attempts to capture Kyiv in Apr 2022
- Battle of Donbas began in Apr 2022
- Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson and Kharkiv regions in 2022
- Russia annexes Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia in Sept 2022
- Wagner Group captures Bakhmut for Russian control (May 2023)
- Battle of Avdiivka (Oct 2023 - Feb 2024)
- Russia invaded Chasiv Yar in Apr 2024
- Ukraine invaded Kursk region in Russia in Aug 2024
- Russia captured Velyka Novosilka in Jan 2025
- Russia captured Pokrovsk, Mynohrad, Huliaipole in 2026
- Russia occupies 20% of Ukraine as of Apr 2026
- 8 million Ukrainians displaced internally
- 6-7 million Ukrainians have fled the country
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