More than a century ago, in 1917, the Ukrainians first tried to set up their own state - with the aftershock threatening to destabilise the whole Soviet Union.ĭuring the civil war that followed the revolutions in Moscow and Kiev, Ukrainian peasants rejected the imposition of Soviet rule. Leaked Ukrainian government report says Russia is set to deploy 30,000 more troops to border after amassing 80,000 soldiers in the region ![]() Russia says the build-up is a three-week snap military drill to test combat readiness in response to threats from NATO.Īpril 14 - Russia sends 15 warships to Ukraine and stages live-fire-drills March 31 - Both Washington and Kiev report Russian troop movements in Crimea and at Russia's border with Ukraine - an area controlled by separatists.Īpril 1 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of massing thousands of soldiers on the border and in Crimea.Īpril 2 - US President Joe Biden gives his 'unwavering support' to Ukraine. March 30 - Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of causing an escalation in violence. March 26 - four Ukrainian soldiers are killed 19 miles north of eastern city of Donetsk. March 5 - Ukraine slams an upsurge of violence in east of the country and calls on western allies to intervene. ![]() Russia's aggression in Ukraine has raised fears of all-out war in the region.
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