Ukraine Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research

Updated 1925 GMT (0325 HKT) January 31, 2021

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armored vehicle as they take up a position in a sunflower field near Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 10. Here's a look at the upheaval that has persisted in eastern Ukraine since the election of President Petro Poroshenko.
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Ukraine after the election – Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armored vehicle as they take up a position in a sunflower field near Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 10. Here's a look at the upheaval that has persisted in eastern Ukraine since the election of President Petro Poroshenko.
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A man rides a bike past the tail of a bombshell outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, on July 10.
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Ukraine after the election – A man rides a bike past the tail of a bombshell outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, on July 10.
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Eugenia Gubareva cries on July 10 after finding clothes belonging to her parents, who were killed during a bomb shelling in Mikolaivka, Ukraine.
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Ukraine after the election – Eugenia Gubareva cries on July 10 after finding clothes belonging to her parents, who were killed during a bomb shelling in Mikolaivka, Ukraine.
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A man cleans up debris in his apartment after a shelling in Slovyansk on July 10.
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Ukraine after the election – A man cleans up debris in his apartment after a shelling in Slovyansk on July 10.
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People walk under a destroyed railroad bridge near the village of Novobakhmutivka on Monday, July 7.
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Ukraine after the election – People walk under a destroyed railroad bridge near the village of Novobakhmutivka on Monday, July 7.
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A woman cries as her house burns after a bombing in Slovyansk on Monday, June 30.
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Ukraine after the election – A woman cries as her house burns after a bombing in Slovyansk on Monday, June 30.
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People say goodbye to volunteer soldiers in Kiev, Ukraine, before they leave for the eastern part of the country to join the ranks of a special battalion on Monday, June 23.
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Ukraine after the election – People say goodbye to volunteer soldiers in Kiev, Ukraine, before they leave for the eastern part of the country to join the ranks of a special battalion on Monday, June 23.
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People take refuge in a bomb shelter during clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia fighters in Slovyansk on Sunday, June 22.
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Ukraine after the election – People take refuge in a bomb shelter during clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia fighters in Slovyansk on Sunday, June 22.
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Riot police surround the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, an Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev where radical masked activists gather to protest against separatists on June 22.
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Ukraine after the election – Riot police surround the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, an Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev where radical masked activists gather to protest against separatists on June 22.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko awards wounded soldiers with state awards in a military hospital in Kiev on Saturday, June 21.
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Ukraine after the election – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko awards wounded soldiers with state awards in a military hospital in Kiev on Saturday, June 21.
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Debris lies scattered at an airport in Luhansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 14, after the crash of a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane. A military spokesman said the aircraft was shot down by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 49 aboard.
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Ukraine after the election – Debris lies scattered at an airport in Luhansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 14, after the crash of a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane. A military spokesman said the aircraft was shot down by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 49 aboard.
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A pro-Russian fighter collects ammunition from the debris of the downed military aircraft on June 14.
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Ukraine after the election – A pro-Russian fighter collects ammunition from the debris of the downed military aircraft on June 14.
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