Ukraine Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research

Updated 1958 GMT (0358 HKT) February 24, 2022

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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