Events in the year 2022 in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...

Incumbents

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

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Denys Shmyhal Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal ( uk, Денис Анатолійович Шмигаль; born 15 October 1975) is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur who is the current Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2020. Prior to his appointment as prime ...

Events

Ongoing – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine

January

January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...

– 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis * 17 January – Former president

Petro Poroshenko Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ( uk, Петро́ Олексі́йович Пороше́нко, ; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko se ...

, filed his appeal to the court after he was appread by his scandals during his term and the

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

protest.

February

14 February Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis t ...

– German Chancellor

Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz (; born ) is a German politician who has served as the chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as Vice Chancellor under Angela Merkel and as Federal Minister ...

met with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv, and with Russian President Putin in Moscow to attempt to ease the crisis in Ukraine. *

19 February Events Pre-1600 * 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. * 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan ...

– 2022 Russia-Ukraine clash accusations. * 21 February –

Russian President The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime m ...

signed a decree recognising the

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...

and

Luhansk People's Republic The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...

s in eastern Ukraine, and ordered Russian forces to enter Ukraine. * 24 February (Day 1 of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) ** Explosions from Russian rocket strikes were heard throughout the country, especially in and around Kyiv. ** The Ukrainian Defense Minister claimed Ukraine had inflicted 800 casualties among Russian forces, destroyed 30 Russian tanks, 7 Russian aircraft, and 6 helicopters. This claim remained unverified. ** US President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Austin Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star general who, since his appointment on January 22, 2021, has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense. He is the first African American to serv ...

announced the deployment of an additional 7,000 troops to

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

from the US to support

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

allies amid the crisis. *

25 February Events Pre-1600 *138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. *133 ...

(Day 2) ** The

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...

announced new sanctions on Russia targeting the country's financial, energy, and transport sectors, visa policy, and include export controls and export financing bans in response to the invasion. The sanctions were targeted to have "maximum impact on the Russian economy and political elite" according to

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

President

Ursula von der Leyen Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (; Albrecht, born 8 October 1958) is a German politician who has been serving as the president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding su ...

at a joint news conference with

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President

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. ** A video of a Russian

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tank with a Z painted on the front raised the

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as it entered Ukraine. While certainly a statement, the flag was more likely was there to "reduce the risk of

friendly fire In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy/hostile targets. Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while e ...

," especially from the air, according to a source in Kyiv. *

26 February Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is pr ...

(Day 3) – Artem Datsishin, a ballet dancer of Ukraine's National Opera House, was injured by Russian shelling and later died in the hospital. *

28 February Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is execu ...

(Day 5) – The first instance of a Ukrainian farmer towing away a Russian tank appeared on social media, followed by many more to come in the future.

March

* 3 March (Day 8) – Eight civilians were killed in the city of Izium when the town's central hospital reportedly sustained significant damage from a Russian rocket strike. *

5 March Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. *1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern j ...

(Day 10) – A video posted online showed a Russian jet being shot down by Ukrainian forces near

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

. Later images showed the capture of the pilot, who ejected from his plane but was injured. * 6 March (Day 11) – Intense shelling of Izium began as Russian forces occupied Honcharivka and Pisky neighbourhoods and the city railway station, according to deputy mayor of Izium Volodymyr Matsokin. *

7 March Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. *1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Coblen ...

(Day 12) ** Maj Gen Vitaly Gerasimov, chief of staff of Russia's 41st combined army, was killed outside of

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine. ** Russian online outlets reported that the city of Izium was taken by Russian forces. This claim does not appear to have been factual, especially because fighting broke out between Ukrainian and Russian forces the next day. *

8 March Events Pre-1600 *1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem '' Shahnameh''. *1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. *1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bou ...

(Day 13) – The United States banned imports of all Russian oil,

liquefied natural gas Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the v ...

, and coal in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. *

10 March Events Pre-1600 *241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a tr ...

(Day 15) – 2,250 civilians were evacuated from Izium as Russian forces pushed further into the city. *

11 March Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the venerat ...

(Day 16) ** Maj Gen Andrei Kolesnikov, the Russian commander of the 29th combined army, was killed in fighting, according to official Ukrainian sources. ** The Ukrainian military claimed to have damaged or destroyed 31 Russian

Battalion tactical group A battalion tactical group (russian: Батальонная тактическая группа, ''batal'onnaya takticheskaya gruppa''), abbreviated as BTG, is a combined-arms manoeuvre unit deployed by the Russian Army that is kept at a high le ...

s (BTGs). *

12 March Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Cat ...

(Day 17) ** Russian troops captured the northern part of Izium. ** Russian forces conducted a new advance northeast from Kherson along the western bank of the Dnipro, as well as make limited territorial gains east of Mariupol. * 13 March (Day 18) – Yevhen Matveyev, leader of

Dniprorudne Dniprorudne ( uk, Дніпрору́дне, ; russian: Днепрорудное) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is History Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.Днепрорудное // ...

, was abducted by Russian troops, according to Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. *

14 March Events Pre-1600 *1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. *1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenot ...

(Day 19) ** Some information suggested China expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance with the war on Ukraine, according to a US diplomat. Both China and Russia denied that Moscow asked for military assistance. ** A Russian missile attack on a military training center in

Yavoriv Yavoriv ( uk, Яворів, ; pl, Jaworów; yi, יאַוואָראָוו , translit=Yavorov; german: Jaworiw) is a city in the Lviv region of western Ukraine which is around 15 kilometers from the Polish border. It is the administrative centre ...

killed around 35 people, 15 miles away from the Ukrainian border with

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. * 15 March (Day 20) ** The UNGA voted on a resolution demanding an immediate end to the Russian offensive in Ukraine. 141 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 35 nations abstained, and only 5 nations voted against: (Russia, Belarus,

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

, and Syria) in a "sweeping show of international unity". The UNSC failed to adopt the vote though, because of the single "no" vote from Russia, a P5 member. ** A theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people had taken shelter was bombed in a Russian air strike, killing around 300 people and trapping around 1,300 in the rubble. ** A boarding school for visually impaired children, a hospital, three schools, and "other military facilities" were destroyed by the Russian military in

Rubizhne Rubizhne ( uk, Рубі́жне, Rubížne, ; rus, Рубе́жное, Rubéžnoye, links=1, rʊˈbʲeʐnəjə) is a city located in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Situated on the left bank of the Donets river near the cities of Sieviero ...

, killing four people, according to Luhansk regional administrator Serhiy Haidai in an interview with local media. ** The mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov, who had been detained by Russian forces, was freed as part of a prisoner swap. ** Maj Gen Oleg Mityaev, Russian commander of the 150th motorised rifle division, was killed by the

Azov Azov (russian: Азов), previously known as Azak, is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: History Early settlements in the vicinity The mo ...

regiment near Mariupol. *

16 March Events Pre-1600 * 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. *1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse to re ...

(Day 21) – Russian troops seized the southern part of Izium, before Ukrainian forces managed to recapture their positions soon after. *

17 March Events Pre-1600 *45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eig ...

(Day 22) ** There was no mention of the War in Ukraine after China's Commissioner for Foreign Security Affairs, Cheng Guoping, met with Russia's Ambassador to China,

Andrey Denisov Andrey Ivanovich Denisov (russian: Андре́й Ива́нович Дени́сов; born October 3, 1952) is a Russian diplomat, who served as the Russian Ambassador to China from to . He is fluent in Chinese, as well as English, apart from ...

, according to China's Foreign Ministry. ** Russian-backed rebels from the

took control of government buildings in the city of

. **

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added an additional 364 Russian political and military targets to a travel ban list and 13 individuals and 19 entities to a sanctions list, including asset freezes. Those on the list included Putin and Foreign Minister

Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, ; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004. ...

. *

18 March Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. *1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the A ...

(Day 23) **

Andrei Mordvichev Andrey Nikolayevich Mordvichev (russian: Андрей Николаевич Мордвичев; born 14 January 1976) is a Russian lieutenant general who is the overall commander of the Central Military District Mordvichev commanded the 4th S ...

, commander of Russia's 8th combined army of the southern military district, waa killed by a Ukrainian strike at

Chornobaivka Chornobaivka ( uk, Чорнобаївка, Chornobayivka, ) is a suburban village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is the center of the village council. It hosts the administration of the Chornobaivka rural hromada, one of ...

airbase. ** US President Biden speaks with

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general secretary

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...

for nearly two hours about the war in Ukraine, and warned against any support for the invasion. ** Two military bases in

Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver bri ...

were bombed by Russian fighter jets, killing dozens of Ukrainian troops. “Of the approximately 200 who were there, I would guess about 90 percent did not survive,” according to a surviving Ukrainian soldier, who was sleeping in the barracks opposite where the attack hit at one of the locations. ** It was confirmed that Russia launched Hypersonic missiles against Ukraine, marking the first known use of such missiles in combat, according to US officials. They were used to destroy a military ammunition warehouse in

Delyatin Deliatyn ( uk, Деля́тин, ), previously called Diliatyn ( uk, Діля́тин) until October 2, 1989, is an urban-type settlement in Nadvirna Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is located west of Cherniv ...

. ** New Zealand PM

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reiterated her support for Ukraine during a call with PM Denys Shmyhal. ** Australia announced new sanctions against 11 Russian banks and government entities, according to Foreign Minister Marise Payne. ** The UN announced it had completed the first convoy of humanitarian aid to

Sumy Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 2 ...

. "The 130 metric tons of essential aid included medical supplies, bottled water, ready-to-eat meals and canned food that will directly help some 35,000 people. In addition to these items, the convoy brought equipment to repair water systems to help 50,000 people," according to UN Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine Amin Awad. ** Zelenskyy announced a new assistance plan for Ukrainians displaced by the invasion. The plan included helping displaced people find jobs, providing housing and organizing efforts to rebuild destroyed houses once the war is over, and providing support to families housing people who fled occupied territories. *

19 March Events Pre-1600 *1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. *1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends t ...

(Day 24) ** Zelenskyy claimed the Russian military sustained "unprecedented losses" and that some Russian units were "80 to 90% destroyed" in a video posted to social media. ** Some captured residents from besieged Mariupol were taken to camps and redirected to remote cities in Russia, according to the Mariupol City Council. Russia denied these accusations. ** Two children and one woman were killed in

after the residential building they were in was destroyed by Russian artillery fire, according to the Ukrainian emergency services. ** Eight evacuation corridors operated, but due to Russian shelling, authorities were unable to rescue people from

Borodyanka Borodianka ( uk, Бородянка, ) is an urban-type settlement in Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Borodianka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . According to the ...

. ** The Russian cosmonauts who recently arrived at the

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wearing yellow and blue spacesuits were not supporting Ukraine, but the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and its colors. * 20 March (Day 25) ** Mariupol rejected Russia's demand to surrender, calling it a "false choice". ** US President Biden would travel to

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on March 25, following his meetings in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

with NATO allies, G7, and European Union leaders, according to a statement from White House press secretary

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. ** A large shopping center caught fire and many buildings were destroyed in Kyiv's Podilskyi District following Russian bombardment, according to Ukraine State Emergency Services. One person was killed following the explosions. ** Almost 7,295 people evacuated Mariupol using four humanitarian corridors, 3,900 of them by using the Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia line by buses and private transport. ** The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine banned 10 pro-Russian political parties Opposition Platform — For Life, Party of Shariy along with Derzhava, Left Opposition, Nashi,

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, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine,

Socialist Party of Ukraine The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest pa ...

, Union of Leftists, and the Volodymyr Saldo Bloc. * 21 March (Day 26) ** Satellite images showed growing flooding of the Irpin River. This river was crucial to the Russians, as their forces could not take Kyiv from the west if they could not cross the river. It was unclear how the flooding began. ** The UN Human Rights office (

OHCHR The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) or the United Nations Human Rights Office, is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nat ...

) released new numbers: 925 civilians were killed in Ukraine, but said actual figures were likely to be "considerably higher". ** Russian soldiers bombed a school in Mariupol where around 400 civilians had taken refuge. “They are under the rubble, and we don't know how many of them have survived... but we know that we will certainly shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like about 100 other such mass murderers whom we already have downed." Russian soldiers in Kherson also shot "at people who peacefully took to the streets without weapons" all according to President Zelenskyy said in a Telegram message. ** More than 8,000 people were rescued through evacuation corridors. "Thank you to everyone who did it, who worked for the people. We also managed to deliver 200 tons of humanitarian aid," President Zelenskyy also said on Telegram. ** The

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(EAZA) individual donors and institutions have helped them raise €576,371 ($635,000) to help operations at Ukrainian zoos impacted by Russia's invasion. *

22 March Events Pre-1600 *106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...

(Day 27) ** After days of fighting, Ukrainian forces regained control of Makariv, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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account. ** Former Canadian Air Force sniper

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, rumored to have been killed by Russia, announced "I'm alive" in a video call. ** A successful counterattack was carried out north and west of Kyiv, slowing Russian efforts to encircle the city and threatening the ability of Russian forces to resupply the exposed forward units north of the city. ** Zelenskyy thanked

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for his clear and strong position against the war and invited him to visit Ukraine if possible. "I thank His Holiness for his clear and strong position against the war and for his prayers for Ukraine. I invited him to visit our country at this most crucial time." ** Biden announced plans to sanction hundreds of members of Russia's lower legislative

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. ** Zelenskyy claimed that Ukrainian Armed Forces took down a Russian plane in the Kharkiv region near Chuhuiv, but this claim was unverified. * 23 March (Day 28) ** Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The discussion "focused on the problems of the ongoing negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives," according to a

Kremlin The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (Ru ...

statement. ** In a significant push, Ukraine's military forces pushed Russian forces east of

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

back to 55 km away. This came after Russia had been 20 km to 30 km away for the weeks, according to a senior defense official. ** Troops in

succeeded in slightly pushing back some Russian forces that had surrounded the city for weeks. ** According to an official, Russia was "starting to prioritize" their operations in the

Donbass region The Donbas or Donbass (, ; uk, Донба́с ; russian: Донба́сс ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. Parts of the Donbas are controlled by Russian separatist groups as a result of the Russo-Ukrai ...

, particularly around

Luhansk Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). ...

. ** Russian military activity increased around

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrat ...

, leading to speculation of a possible attack to "pin down Ukrainian forces". * 24 March (Day 29) ** Zelenskyy thanked the European Council members for sanctions on Russia, but said "it was a little late". ** Ukraine conducted a series of successful attacks against Russian ships in occupied Berdiansk, including a landing ship and ammunition depots, according to US and UK officials. ** Australia imposed sanctions on Belarusian President

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука� ...

and his family for supporting Russia's invasion, as well as 22 "Russian propagandists and disinformation operatives," including senior editors from

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, InfoRos, and NewsFront. ** Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear plant were put at risk by Russian shelling in a nearby town, according to the

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. " t endangersthe homes and families of those operational personnel that ensure the nuclear and radiation safety". * 25 March (Day 30) ** Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, commander of Russia's 49th combined army, was reportedly killed in a strike at Chornobaivka airbase near Kherson by Ukrainian forces. ** Biden arrived in Rzeszow, Poland to support Ukraine. ** Russia released new official numbers of their casualties in Ukraine: 1,351 deaths. ** The United Kingdom sent $2.6 million in dried food, canned goods, and water to Ukraine. ** Global police organization

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dispatched a team to

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amid reports of

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linked to the arrival of around 400,000 refugees from Ukraine. ** Putin signed a law mandating sentences of up to 15 years if found guilty of "spreading fake news about the work of officials abroad" or about what was happening in Ukraine. ** It was reported that looters had broken into and stolen radioactive waste and isotopes from the

Chernobyl nuclear plant The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP; ; ), is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. ChNPP is located near the abandoned city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine northwest of the city of Chernobyl, from the Belarus–Ukraine border ...

. *

26 March Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is ...

(Day 31) ** Zelenskyy demanded military equipment and hardware from Western nations in a late-night video address. "This is all for not only the freedom of Ukraine, but for the freedom of Europe". Several countries promised to send anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles as well as small arms. ** In

, Biden said that Putin “cannot remain in power.” This comment was retracted minutes later by a senior administration official telling reporters: “The president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change.” ** Russian forces fired at a nuclear research facility in Kharkiv, according to the Ukrainian parliament. ** We learn that three people were killed when Russian forces took control of

Slavutych Slavutych ( uk, Славу́тич) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, purpose-built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster that occurred near the city of Pripyat. Geographically ...

, where the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear plant live back in February, according to a local mayor. * 27 March (Day 32) ** A White House pool reporter asksed Biden if he was calling for a regime change in Russia. "No," he replied. ** A rocket hit an oil base in the Volyn region, according to regional governor Yuriy Pohulyaiko. ** The Russian military captured Kamyanka and two other villages south of Izium, but Ukrainian forces claimed to have recaptured all three villages. **

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President

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stressed the need for a cease-fire in Ukraine on a telephone call with Putin, according to Erdogan's office. Erdogan also called for an improvement to the humanitarian situation in the region. * 28 March (Day 33) ** Ukrainian forces retook control of Lukyanivka, a village 60 kilometers east of Kyiv. ** The

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reported more Russian "ground activity" against Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, assessing that Russia was "prioritizing" the eastern region. Ukraine military officials said they were launching counter offensives against this. ** Ukrainian officials announced they would not open humanitarian corridors for civilians Monday, citing intelligence reports warning of Russian provocations along the routes. ** A Russian missile attack hit an oil depot in the

Rivne Rivne (; uk, Рівне ),) also known as Rovno (Russian: Ровно; Polish: Równe; Yiddish: ראָוונע), is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the surrounding Ri ...

region, according to Rivne's regional governor. It was the second attack on oil facility in the region and the latest in a series of such attacks in recent days. ** In-person

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talks between Ukraine and Russia were scheduled to begin the next day in

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. ** Japan said it would ban the export of luxury goods to Russia in its latest response to Russia's invasion, to take effect April 5, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry in a statement. ** Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's last major independent news outlets, suspended publication after a new warning from the country's media regulator. The newspaper's now-former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov planned to auction off the

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he earned last year to raise money for donations to Ukrainian refugees. * 29 March (Day 34) ** Delegations to peace talks between Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul for the first time in weeks. At the talks, Ukraine delivered a proposal for accepting a neutral and nonnuclear status in exchange for security guarantees, meaning it would not join military alliances or host military bases, according to Ukrainian negotiators. ** Colonel

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, Russian commander of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade, was killed outside Kharkiv, Ukraine claimed. ** Russian officials said they would "significantly" scale back military activity around Kyiv and Chernihiv, clarifying this was also not a ceasefire. U.S. officials were hesitant to believe Russia. *

30 March Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro- Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague. *1282 – ...

(Day 35) ** Around a fifth of the Russian forces around Kyiv started moving north toward

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according to

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. This was believed to be strategic, so that the Russians could resupply and regroup for potential deployments elsewhere in Ukraine. The UK Ministry of Defense said this deployment would most likely be to Eastern Ukraine. ** The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad topped 4 million, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Of these, around 350,000 people fled to Russia, and officials in besieged

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russi ...

accused the Russian military of forcibly deporting thousands of city residents to Russia. ** Ukrainian forces repelled several Russian attacks in the

Donetsk oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...

and

Luhansk oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost Adminis ...

. * 31 March (Day 36) ** A large humanitarian convoy of 45 buses set out for Mariupol to bring supplies and evacuate some residents lacking food, water, and power, Ukrainian officials said. On the way, the convoy was blocked by Russian forces from reaching its destination near

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

. ** Russian forces also stopped another humanitarian convoy of 12 buses going to

Melitopol Melitopol ( uk, Меліто́поль, translit=Melitópol’, ; russian: Мелитополь; based on el, Μελιτόπολις - "honey city") is a city and municipality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine. Melitopol has been ...

and confiscated 14 tons of humanitarian aid according to Vereshchuk, the Ukrainian minister of reintegration of temporarily occupied territories. ** The

Russian Defense Ministry The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

said the military would reopen the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to

Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a popula ...

the next day at the request of the leaders of France and Germany. ** Russian troops appeared to be moving away from the Chernobyl nuclear plant, according to a senior U.S. defense official. ** Peace talks with Russia were set to resume over video the next day, according to Ukraine's lead negotiator.

April

1 April Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. *1081 – Alexios I Kom ...

(Day 37) ** The Ukrainian military confirmed that Izium had officially fallen, and was under Russian control, ending the month-long Battle of Izium. ** 86 Ukrainian soldiers, 15 of them women, were released from Russian captivity in the second prisoner swap of the war in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The number of Russian soldiers swapped was unknown. ** The US announced they were sending $300 million in "security assistance" for Kyiv to bolster its defence capabilities amid Russia's attacks. ** Russia claimed two Ukrainian helicopters made a rare strike across the border, hitting an oil tank facility in

Belgorod Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics The population of B ...

. President Zelenskyy declined to say whether he had ordered the raid. Ukraine officials denied this allegation. ** According to the mayor of Kyiv, "huge" battles were being fought to the north and east of Kyiv. ** New numbers came out: a total of 6,266 people were able to evacuate and flee the violence, including more than 3,000 from the besieged city of

according to an official. ** A call between Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and President Zelenskyy wa "just a matter a time", according to a Chinese diplomat. * 2 April (Day 38) ** 30 towns are cities are retaken in Northern Ukraine and around Kyiv after a massive Russian retreat. " Irpin, Bucha,

Gostomel Hostomel ( uk, Гостомель, ) is a city in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northwest of the capital city of Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of the settlement is app ...

and the whole Kyiv region were liberated from the invader" deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar claims. ** The Ukrainian flag is raised over Chernobyl nuclear plant after complete Russian troop withdrawal from

Chernobyl Chernobyl ( , ; russian: Чернобыль, ) or Chornobyl ( uk, Чорнобиль, ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Chernobyl is about ...

. ** Russian police detain 211 people at protests against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, according to an NGO. ** Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have progressed enough to "conduct direct consultations," according to a Ukrainian negotiator. Turkish President Erdogan confirms he spoke to both countries on Friday, and "seemed to confirm for his part that they were ready to organise a meeting in the near future." *

3 April Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. * 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created ...

(Day 39) ** Ukrainian forces retaking control over the Kyiv region report war atrocities and potential war crimes from the ground. ** Zelenskyy in a pre-recorded message urged to those at the

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to "tell our story, tell the truth about war" on social media and television. ** There was heavy fighting and airstrikes across Mariupol, according to the UK Defense Ministry. ** Almost 80% of all residential buildings in Izium were reported to have been destroyed after Russian forces took the city on 1 April. There was no power, heating, or water in the city, and it was still impossible to make casualty estimates, according to Deputy mayor of Izium Volodymyr Matsokin. ** Russia's lead negotiator said talks with Ukraine would resume on the morrow. *

4 April Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...

(Day 40) ** A

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was uncovered in Bucha. Kyiv Regional Police and local residents said they believed at least 150 people were buried there, but the mayor said the death toll could be as high as 300. President Zelenskyy visits the mass grave. ** Biden called for Putin to be put on trial for war crimes over Russia's killings in Ukraine. ** The U.S. was to impose further sanctions on Russia after the Bucha massacre, while Russia denied that its military killed any civilians. ** Zelenskyy planned to address the

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on the morrow. * 5 April (Day 41) ** Zelenskyy accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians "just for their pleasure" before the United Nations Security Council, questioning the very mandate of the Security Council itself in his speech. ** New footage from besieged Mariupol showed around 90% of residential buildings had been damaged or destroyed as a result of intense bombardment, according to Ukrainian officials. ** The European Union proposed a ban on Russian coal after the Bucha massacre. ** An evacuation convoy on its way to Mariupol was turned back by Russian forces, according to Deputy PM

Iryna Vereshchuk Iryna Andriyivna Vereshchuk ( uk, Ірина Андріївна Верещук, russian: Ирина Андреевна Верещук, Irina Andreyevna Vereshchuk; born 30 November 1979) is a Ukrainian social activist, politician, and former Peo ...

, complicating ongoing humanitarian efforts. ** An estimated 3,800 people were evacuated via humanitarian corridors. * 6 April (Day 42) **

condemns the Bucha massacre towards his weekly audience in

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. "Stop this war! Let the weapons fall silent! Stop sowing death and destruction," he also said. ** The

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unanimously passes legislation authorizing President Biden to use a lend-lease program, last used in

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, to speed up the delivery of military equipment to Ukraine. ** 11 humanitarian corridors are to open today; Mariupol to Zaporizhia, Berdiansk to Zaporizhia, Tokmak to Zaporizhia,

Enerhodar Enerhodar (; uk, Енергода́р, translit=Enerhodár, , ; russian: Энергодар, translit=Energodar, literally 'energy giver') is a city and municipality in the north-western part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine, currently unde ...

to Zaporizhia,

Huliaipole Huliaipole ( uk, Гуляйполе ; ) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is known as the birthplace of Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno. In 2021, it had a population of Huliaipole was attacked by Russian ...

and Melitopol to Zaporizhia,

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Bakhmut Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest Euro ...

Lysychansk Lysychansk ( uk, Лисича́нськ ; russian: Лисича́нск ) is a city in the Sievierodonetsk Raion of the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. Prior to 2020 municipal classification reforms, it was incorporated as a city of oblast signific ...

to Bakhmut, Popasna to Bakhmut,

to Bakhmut, and from Hirske to Bakhmut. ** Russian soldiers are starting to hide the bodies of the people they kill to avoid the world's condemnation according to President Zelenskyy in a nightly address. ** Russia is struggling to recruit enough combat-ready reinforcements to fight in Eastern Ukraine, according to American and other Western military and intelligence officials. ** The

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set to take place on April 18 will not allow runners from Russia or Belarus to compete because of the war in Ukraine. *

7 April Events Pre-1600 * 451 – Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town. * 529 – First '' Corpus Juris Civilis'', a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emp ...

(Day 43) ** The

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votes to suspend Russia from the

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following global outrage from the Bucha massacre. There are 93 nations who voted in favor, 24 nations against, and 58 nations that abstained. ** Ukrainian officials are urging residents of the eastern regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv to evacuate immediately, as the Russians are believed to be regrouping for a potential new attack in the east. ** NATO expresses support for providing "new and heavier equipment" to Ukraine from outrage over Russia's atrocities against civilians. ** U.S. and European allies meet in Brussels to discuss providing more military aid to Ukraine. ** Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses Ukraine of backpedaling on a draft peace deal, changing demands related to

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...

, among other things. Ukrainian officials dismiss this as propaganda, citing that Lavrov was not actually on the negotiating team. ** The popular once-former band

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reunites to make its first single in 28 years titled "

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" based on a performance from a frontman the Ukrainian band 'BoomBox', Andriy Khlyvnyuk. The single is to be released at midnight tomorrow with proceeds going to Ukrainian humanitarian relief. * 8 April (Day 44) ** The Russian military conducts a rocket strike on a railway station used for evacuating civilians in

Kramatorsk Kramatorsk ( uk, Краматорськ, translit=Kramatorsk ) is a city and the administrative centre of Kramatorsk Raion in the northern portion of Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, Kramatorsk was a city of oblast signific ...

, killing 57 people and wounding 109 according to officials. This is condemned many European officials. Russia's defense ministry denies carrying out the attack. ** President Zelenskyy says in a speech that the situation in Borodyanka is "much worse" with "even more victims" than in Bucha. Authorities have found "650 dead bodies" according to Ukraine's prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova. ** A funeral is held for Russian Colonel

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, commander of the 59th Guards Tank Regiment, in

Ozersk Ozyorsk (russian: Озёрск) or Ozersk () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast *Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, a town in Ozyorsky District of Kalinin ...

. He was killed 'during a special military operation in Ukraine' according to local reporting. ** European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv. **

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

transfers a

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to Ukraine, and the

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sends tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, fulfilling one of President Zelenskyy's top requests to help the country defend against Russia's bombing campaign, according to Slovakia's PM

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. ** Prices for grains, vegetable oils, and other food commodities reach their highest levels on record according to the

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because of the war in Ukraine. * 9 April (Day 45) ** United Kingdom PM

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visits Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy "in a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people," according to British and Ukrainian officials. In the meeting, PM Johnson pledges continued military assistance, 120 armored vehicles, new anti-ship missile systems, and guaranteed an additional $500 million in

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lending to Ukraine, according to his UK office. ** President Zelenskyy also holds talks with

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n Chancellor

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. Nehammer announced that he will also be meeting on 11 April in Moscow with Russian President Putin as well, becoming the first European leader to do so in person since the beginning of the war. ** "132 tormented bodies of tortured, murdered citizens" are found in Makariv as Ukrainian forces continue to advance into areas liberated by Russian forces, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence. ** Russian President Putin appoints Army Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia's Southern Military District, the new commander of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine after the previous general's failure to take Kyiv, according to a US and European officials. ** The executive board of the

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(IMF) approves an account for Ukraine that would allow countries to donate aid.

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proposes up to 1 billion

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in its federal budget for the account, according to the IMF. ** "Abnormally high" radiation is recorded in areas of the

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where Russian troops dug trenches and tried to build fortifications when they occupied the site until late last month. * 10 April (Day 46) ** President Zelenskyy holds a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, discussing additional assistance, war crimes happening in Ukraine, candidacy to join the EU, and "how to strengthen sanctions against Russia and... force Russia to seek peace." ** Newly released Maxar Technologies satellite imagery shows an 8-mile (13 km) convoy of military vehicles heading south through Ukraine to Donbas. ** Russian forces shell Kharkiv and send reinforcements toward Izium in an attempt to break Ukrainian defenses, according to a Ukrainian military commander. ** A "big enemy military equipment convoy that was moving towards Izium direction was destroyed" by Ukrainian forces, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration. ** Russian air-launched missiles are claimed to have hit Ukraine's S-300 air-defense missile systems in southern

Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...

and at an air base in Chuhuiv, according to Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov. ** The

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airport is hit by two Russian missiles, according to the regional governor. Sea-launched Russian cruise missiles also reportedly destroy the headquarters of a Ukrainian military unit stationed farther west in the

Dnipro Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Uk ...

. ** The number of Ukrainians who have fled the country since the beginning of the war reaches 4.5 million, according to the

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. *

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(Day 47) ** Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer holds a meeting with Russian President Putin in Moscow, becoming the first European leader to do so since the beginning of the war. Nehammer said he brought up the Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a "tough" and "unfriendly" meeting. ** The defense of besieged Mariupol continues with heavy fighting and bombardment throughout the day, according to Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. President Zelenskyy claims in his nightly video address to the nation that the siege of Mariupol could be ended with the proper military weapons. ** Reports of a possible Russian strike involving chemical weapons takes place in Mariupol. While unconfirmed, President Zelenskyy warns that the possibility should be taken seriously. Mariupol officials and the UK are working to verify the claim. ** Russian troops retreating from parts of northern Ukraine deliberately left "tens if not hundreds of thousands" of unexploded land mines, according to President Zelenskyy in his nightly video address, in what he considered a "war crime". ** Ukraine is currently investigating 5,800 cases of Russian war crimes, with "more and more" proceedings every day, according to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. ** Indian PM

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and US President Biden hold a virtual meeting to discuss the two nations differing stances on Ukraine, with

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being currently non-aligned. India, while staying firm in its stance despite growing pressure from the US, does promote the end of the war without criticizing Russia. * 12 April (Day 48) **

Viktor Medvedchuk Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk ( uk, Віктор Володимирович Медведчук, ; born 7 August 1954) is a Ukrainian lawyer, business oligarch, and politician who is since September 2022 living in exile after being handed over ...

, a key pro-Russia Ukrainian politician and oligarch, is detained in a "special operation" by the SBU, according to President Zelenskyy in a telegram. Zelenskyy has plans to use Medvedchuk in a future prisoner swap for Ukrainian POWs. ** Presidents from the nations of Poland, Lithuania,

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, and

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visit Kyiv in Mariinskyi Palace to "send a strong signal of common European solidarity with Ukraine" and to discuss continued commitment to supporting Ukraine politically and with military aid. The leaders also visited the sites of possible war crimes in nearby Borodianka. German President

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also offered to visit to Ukraine along with the Polish and Baltic Presidents, but the trip was "not wanted" by Kyiv. This is believed to have been said because Steinmeier is considered to have had close relations with Russia in previous political roles. ** A five-hour battle takes place in the

Polohy Raion Polohy Raion ( uk, Пологівський район) is one of the 5 raions ( districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the town of Polohy Polohy (, ; russian: Пологи, transli ...

as Ukrainian forces tried to liberate the area. After units of the region's territorial defense brigade occupied part of the district, Russian reinforcements forced them to withdraw, according to Col. Ivan Arefyev, spokesperson for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. ** The US cannot confirm the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine still, according to US Secretary of State

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, but noted that they "had credible information that Russian forces may use a variety of riot control agents". ** The Ukrainian Postal Service Ukrposhta releases a stamp depicting an illustration from the

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, in which Ukrainian soldiers refused to surrender, responding instead with " Russian warship, go fuck yourself". ** US President Biden first uses the word "

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" to describe the events going on in Ukraine in an event in

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. President Zelenskyy refers to the gesture as "true words of a true leader", after he first used the word on 3 April to describe the Bucha massacre. ** The

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publishes a detailed list of Russian assets worth €23.7 billion it has frozen since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. *

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(Day 49) ** Ukraine claims it hit the

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with two anti-ship Neptune cruise missiles in the

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, according to Ukrainian officials and the US Defense Department. The

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claims otherwise, that the warship Moskva was evacuated after a fire onboard detonated ammunition, seriously damaging the vessel, according to Russian state media. Both accounts confirm that the warship did in fact catch fire. ** The Russian military threatens to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers" in response to what Russia said were "attempts of sabotage and strikes" on Russian territory, said Russian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov. ** The US announces that it is sending an additional $800 million (€740 million) worth of weapons, ammunition, and other security assistance to Ukraine. Part of the new deal includes the sending of 11

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helicopters, 18 155mm

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cannons, 300 more Switchblade drones, and radar systems capable of tracking incoming fire and pinpointing its origin. Some Biden administration officials viewed as too much of an escalation risk just a few weeks ago. ** The European Union also approves an additional €500 million for military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to a news release from the European Council of the European Union. ** President Zelenskyy and US President Biden talk in a telephone conversation for 58 minutes to discuss ongoing US support for Ukraine, "assessed Russian war crimes" and "agreed to enhance sanctions," according to the

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and a

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post from Zelenskyy. ** Colombian President Iván Duque says in an interview in response to US President Biden's calling the war in Ukraine "genocide", "what is happening in Ukraine is a genocide. And it has to stop... This is insane". This comes after Colombia increased their power production to help meet the needs of the western world after all shipments of Russia have been cut off. * 14 April (Day 50) ** The Russian warship Moskva sinks in the Black Sea, marking a major victory for Ukraine. The Russian Navy attempted to tow the damaged ship toward

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, but it sank before reaching port. New information comes out that Moskva was one of the ships involved in the Attack of Snake Island, which took place on 25 February. Moskva is the largest warship to be sunk in combat since

. ** Russian troops open fire on a bus convoy evacuating residents from Borova, killing 7 people and wounding 27. ** Russian officials accuse Ukraine of sending two helicopters 10 km into Russia's

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, and bombing a residential building in Klimovo, injuring eight people. Ukraine denies the attack, accusing Russia of staging the incident to stir up "anti-Ukrainian hysteria". ** A number of residential areas in Kharkiv come under shelling from Russian forces, with the heaviest bombings in the direction of Izium, according to the head of Ukraine's Kharkiv region military administration Oleh Syniehubov. ** Ukrainian authorities conduct an "organized evacuation" of

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and Lozova in south of the Kharkiv region, according to Oleh Syniehubov. ** Protesters in the United States project the

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on the side of the Russian embassy in

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. The Russian embassy responded with spotlights to try to blot the flag out. *

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(Day 51) ** There is a possibility that the Russian warship Moskva, which sunk yesterday, may have been carrying nuclear weapons when it went down, according to some Ukrainian exports. Two senior US intelligence officials dispute this claim, releasing a statement that they do not believe the ship was carrying nuclear arms. There is also a possibility the warship may have had a piece of the

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on board when it sank as well, citing a Russian media report from 2020. ** Russian strikes are "getting more intense" across the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions amid warnings of a major Russian offensive in the coming days. ** The Vizar military facility that produced and repaired anti-aircraft and anti-ship missile systems near Kyiv is bombed by Russian long-range Kalibr missiles, according to Russian defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov and Ukrainian witnesses. This happened in response to the Russian-claimed helicopter bombing of a residential building in Klimovo yesterday, which Ukraine denies ever taking place. ** At 4:30pm, wide Russian rocket launcher shelling across the industrial district of Kharkiv injures at least 35 people and kills 10, including a 7-month-old baby, according to Ukraine's general prosecutor's office. ** Five civilians are killed and 15 injured in a

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attack in

, according to the city's governor Vitaliy Kim in a telegram. Ukraine and Russia were some of the few countries to not ban cluster munitions back in a 2008 UN referendum. **

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, Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican and the archbishop of Kyiv denounces the Vatican's plan to have a Ukrainian woman and a Russian woman carry the cross together during the

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mass procession there. He objected on what he saw as an idea of reconciliation, while Ukraine is still being ravaged by war unleashed by Russia. ** Ukraine announces it is sending top officials including PM Denys Shmyhal, Finance Minister

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, and central bank governor

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to Washington DC for the IMF and World Bank meeting next week, where discussion will focus on the Russian invasion and its impact on global economy. * 16 April (Day 52) ** The $800 million (€740 million) weapons package the US announced it would be sending to Ukraine on 14 April "have begun arriving," according to a White House official. The package is to be picked up at the border by Ukrainians and taken into the country. This package brings the total amount of military assistance the US has provided to Ukraine to more than $3 billion (€2.8 billion). **

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, deputy commander of Russia's 8th Army, death in combat is announced and a funeral is subsequently held at St. Petersburg in Serafimovskoe Cemetery. According to Tsargrad TV, he died no earlier than 11 April 2022. ** The Russian Armed Forces claim to have "completely cleared" the city of Mariupol of Ukrainian forces. This is considered propaganda as fierce fighting continues in the city days after this claim. ** Russia claims that their troops have killed more than 4,000 soldiers in Mariupol. According to Kyiv however, the total troop losses nationwide so far in the war are between 2,500 and 3,000. ** President Zelenskyy vows to rebuild the cities and towns destroyed by war, especially Mariupol. "Of course, this is a huge amount of work. But still less than defending the state in war." Zelenskyy also added that this could be a time for the "real modernization of our cities," in the video address. ** Russian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov claims the Russian military shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane "delivering a large batch of weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western countries." This claim remains unconfirmed, as Russia has claimed to have destroyed more Ukrainian military aircraft than were known to be in Ukraine's inventory, according to open-source information. * 17 April (Day 53) ** Most remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol and a "large group of civilians" are forced to take shelter inside the giant Azovstal steel factory after Russian forces push further into the besieged city. A surrender-or-die ultimatum is proposed by Russia which urged the soldiers inside the steel factory to lay down their arms by 6am Moscow time and to evacuate before 1pm. This is meet by no response by the Ukrainian forces. ** Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says in an interview that Mariupol has not fallen, but basically "doesn't exist anymore," because "the Russian army... avedecided to raze the city to the ground at any cost." An estimated 10,000 civilians, and potentially many more, have died in the month-long siege according to Mariupol's mayor. ** Ukrainian government officials complete a European Union questionnaire required to begin a membership application, according to presidential aid Ihor Zhvokva. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ceremonially gave the paperwork to President Zelenskyy during her visit to Kyiv on 8 April. ** Mykolaiv and the surrounding areas have come under continuous rocket attacks since Sunday morning, according to the regional governor Vitaliy Kim. The targets have included power grids, houses, and playgrounds, and that Kalibr missiles had disrupted water and power supplies to the city as well. ** At least 18 deaths are reported from four days of shelling in Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials. ** PM Denys Shmyhal argues for "more money for executing our humanitarian and social obligations," ahead of the IMF and World Bank meeting to take place in Washington DC later this week. As of now, Ukraine is running a budget deficit of about $5 billion (€4.6 billion) a month. *

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(Day 54) ** Since the withdraw of Russian troops from northern Ukraine on 1–2 April to be redeployed to the east, the awaited "Battle for Donbass" begins in Eastern Ukraine. This is confirmed by President Zelenskyy in his nightly address, saying also that "a very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive". ** Russian forces increase their attacks on the strategic eastern cities of Mykolaiv, Mariupol, Kherson, Izyum, and

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in the new Russian offensive. ** The eastern city of Kreminna is taken by Russian forces amid the new offensive after "leveling everything to the ground" according to Ukraine officials. Russian artillery fire into the city reportedly started Sunday night into continued into Monday, killing four civilians. ** Ukraine claims to have recaptured a "number of settlements" in or near the Izium raion, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. This comes after Russian forces in the city were beginning mass deportations of city residents towards mainland Russian territory. ** At least 7 people are killed and 11 injured after a Russian missile strike the hits Lviv. The missiles strike three military targets and a fourth hit a tire-fitting garage, according to the regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy. ** The European Union plans to establish a solidarity

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to finance "a bulk of the costs" of post-war reconstruction. The details are planned to be discuss by senior officials in Brussels and Washington to ensure the enormous amount of money is not misused, according to EU officials. * 19 April (Day 55) ** Russia issues another deadline for Ukrainian soldiers inside of the Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol to surrender, saying the lives of the troops inside will be spared if they stop what they called "senseless resistance". At least 1,000 civilians are hiding in shelters beneath the vast steel plant, according to the Mariupol city council. ** Russia opens a "safe" humanitarian corridor to leave Mariupol at 2pm for "the withdrawal of Ukrainian military personnel who voluntarily laid down their arms," according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Russia denies Ukraine the ability to make their own humanitarian corridor. ** China decides to strengthen its strategic ties with Russia, reaffirming support for Russian President Putin as his forces face allegations of war crimes for killing civilians, according to Vice Foreign Minister

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. ** The US prepares another aid package similar in size to the previous one worth $800 million (€740 million), according to

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. ** France announces that it is willing to provide security guarantees to Ukraine once the war is over, according to a senior official at the French presidency. The guarantees involve the delivery of military equipment with other countries such as Germany,

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, and Turkey also potentially involved. ** Ukraine for the first time since 10 March manages to restore direct communication with the Chernobyl nuclear plant, according to

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Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in a statement. ** Russian and Belarusian

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players will be banned from participating in the Wimbledon tournament in the UK in June, most notably baring men's world No. 2

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from competing because of the war in Ukraine. * 20 April (Day 56) ** The deadline for the Russian ultimatum to Ukrainian troops inside of the Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol to surrender-or-die expires with no mass capitulation. The commander of a unit believed to be holding out in the besieged city said his forces could survive just days or hours. ** Ukraine's military intelligence released intercepted Russian communications referring to an alleged order to kill Ukrainian prisoners of war in Popasna, which is bearing the full force of Russia's renewed attack. ** More parts of the US$800 million (€740 million) weapons package arrive in Europe to be sent to Ukraine. This includes primarily the arrival of 40,000 boxes of Howitzer rounds, according to a US defense official, also saying there will be "more arriving today and in the coming days". ** Russian forces in Ukraine's Luhansk region take control of central

, confirmed by satellite imagery and videos circulating on social media. ** It is announced that around 80% of the

territory is under Russian control. "Russia is certainly not going to stop here and will push further on," according to Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration. ** Germany announces plans to phase out Russian oil and energy imports "by the end of the year," according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a news conference in

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with Baltic Foreign Ministers. "Germany will completely phase out Russian energy imports," Baerbock added, with oil imports to "be halved by the summer" and phased out entirely and "at 0 by the end of the year". ** Finance ministers from multiple nations including the US and many European nations walk out of a closed-door

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session in Washington DC, when the Russian Finance Minister

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began speaking virtually his prepared remarks, according to a person familiar with the session. This comes after US President Biden calls for Russia to be ejected from G20, which requires the approval from all members, and China does not seem to approve. *

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(Day 57) ** Russian President Putin orders his defense minister ''not'' to storm the Azovstal steel plant complex in a televised meeting. Putin further said he would rather keep the plant sealed off "so that not even a fly comes through," and to avoid losing more Russian soldiers' lives. ** The evacuation of civilians from besieged Mariupol is going "very slowly," according to Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk also commented that on Russia's side, "everything is very complicated, chaotic, slow and, of course, dishonest." 79 residents from the besieged city are safely evacuated to Zaproizhzhia. ** President Zelenskyy warns Russia that any attempts at annexation will make their country as poor as they were "since the 1917 civil war". Zelenskyy also warned in his nightly address "any 'Kherson People's Republics' are not going to fly... it can only lead to new powerful sanctions strikes on Russia". ** The additional funding the US announced it would be sending to Ukraine on 19 April officially is priced at $500 million (€464 million), and is intended to go towards stabilizing the economy, supporting devastated communities, and pay essential service workers. ** Prime Ministers from

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arrive in Kyiv to hold meetings with President Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy thanked the Danish PM for showing readiness to support post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, particularly in Mykolaiv. Zelenskyy also separately thanked the US announcing additional funding on 19 April. ** The village of Komyshuvakha is hit hard by Russian artillery fire over the past days, completely cutting off residents from basic services, including water. ** Estonian and Latvian parliaments officially call Russia's war in Ukraine a genocide. Estonia cited particularly the Russian atrocities found in the towns of Bucha, Borodianka, Hostomel, Irpin, and Mariupol, while Latvia cited "extensive testimonies and evidence of brutal mass atrocities – the murders, torture, sexual violence and desecration of Ukrainian civilians". Estonia and Latvia join the likes of nations such as the US and Colombia who used the word "genocide" in previous remarks. ** Russian men's world No. 8 tennis player

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calls the decision made by Wimbledon organizers to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing because of the war in Ukraine on 19 April is "illogical" and amounts to "complete discrimination" in a post-match press conference. "At the end of the day we want to compete... otto talk about politics," Rublev also said. This comes after the

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(FINA) suspended Russian two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov for nine months for attending a rally hosted by Russian President Putin in Moscow in March. * 22 April (Day 58) ** Russia for the first time discloses its goal in Ukraine is to "fully control Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as well as southern Ukraine" to make a land bridge from Russia to Crimea, as part of the second phase of their invasion. This also may be to connect Russia to self-proclaimed and Russian-backed

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. ** Russian shelling disrupts an attempt to evacuate civilians heavily contested Rubizhne, stopping a bus from reaching the town, according to Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk region military administration. No evacuation corridors are currently open through Russian controlled territory due to "danger on the routes," according to Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk. European Council President

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, and the EU's top diplomat

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"strongly urged" for immediate and safe humanitarian passage from Mariupol and other besieged cities in a call with Russian President Putin. ** More than 200 new graves are identified to the west of Mariupol, which can be clearly seen in photos collected by US Maxar Technologies satellite imagery. ** UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "will be received by President Vladimir Putin" on 26 April after having a working meeting and lunch with the foreign minister of Russia, according to the UN. ** Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda calls on NATO to send more troops to eastern Europe, including Lithuania in case of a worst casinario Russian invasion. ** The UK announces that it will resume its diplomatic mission in Kyiv again soon, but PM Boris Johnson warns Russia still has a "realistic possibility" of winning the war in Ukraine, calling the situation there "unpredictable" at the moment. *

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(Day 59) ** Russian long-range bombers strike a residential building in Odessa and a military site, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Services. According to Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov, the military site was a logistics terminal at a military airfield with a "large consignment" of weapons from the US and European countries. ** President Zelenskyy says in an interview that further accelerated weapon supplies from the United States and Europe will "be able to speed up de-occupation of our territory." This comes after Zelenskyy thanked the US for its continued and increased support in military assistance last week, "the signals, the messages, the tone on weapon supplies- everything has improved." ** US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are to visit Kyiv tomorrow (24 April), according to President Zelenskyy in a press conference. ** Russia's First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko visits

to meet with the leaders of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, according to

Tass The Russian News Agency TASS (russian: Информацио́нное аге́нтство Росси́и ТАСС, translit=Informatsionnoye agentstvo Rossii, or Information agency of Russia), abbreviated TASS (russian: ТАСС, label=none) ...

. Kiriyenko returns to Moscow the same day. ** Poland launches their "Stop Russia Now" campaign, which will primarily focus on renting out billboards and advocating on social media in western Europe to try to strengthen public support for further sanctions against Russia, for "those who were brutally murdered" across Ukraine, according to Polish PM

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. Morawiecki also singled out Germany, Italy, Austria, and France as countries that could do more to support Ukraine. ** Turkish President Erdogan shuts Turkey's airspace off to Russian planes carrying troops to Syria, in an attempt to increase the cost of the war in Ukraine for Russia, Erdogan said in a phone conversation with Putin. * 24 April (Day 60) ** US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive in Kyiv as announced yesterday. Blinken and Austin hold a roughly 90-minute bilateral meeting with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, and Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, according to a senior State Department official. Blinken and Austin have become the highest-level US officials to travel to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. ** Russia is forcibly deporting Mariupol citizens to

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, according to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. ** Ukraine is observing and preparing for a possible Russian offensive in the Kherson region, citing bolstered defenses in the area. Oleksandr Vilkul, military head of

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, said in a televised statement "we are waiting for their possible transition to the offensive in the coming days. But we know more about them than they think; we understand all their plans; and we are fully prepared for any development in the situation". ** Nine Russian missiles strike

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, according to

Dmytro Lunin Dmytro Serhiyovych Lunin ( uk, Дмитро Сергійович Лунін; born on 31 March 1980), is a Ukrainian businessman and statesman, who is currently the acting governor of Poltava Oblast since 24 December 2021. He is a doctor of law. ...

, head of the

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Regional Military Administration. ** The

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(OSCE) is working to "facilitate the release" of several of its Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) members who have been "deprived of their liberty in Donetsk and Luhansk," OSCE posted on Twitter. ** President Zelenskyy congratulates new French President

on his reelection, calling him a "true friend of Ukraine". "I appreciate his support and I am convinced that we are moving forward together towards new common victories," Zelenskyy also said in a Twitter post. ** Australian PM

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and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern address the war in Ukraine and their commitment to help to the thousands of people who came out to celebrate ANZAC Day in their respective countries. * 25 April (Day 61) ** Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov insists Russia is striving to lower the risk of nuclear war, but said that the danger "is real, and it cannot be underestimated," in a Russian television conference. ** Russia plans to stage a referendum in the occupied Kherson region. President Zelenskyy hails his people's refusal to give their backing to Russia's forces, " hey haveshowed that Ukraine will definitely win," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. ** Russian troops take control of the Kherson City Council, weeks after first occupying Kherson, according to two members of the city government. "Armed men entered the building... took the keys and replaced our guards with their own," said Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhaev. ** A nighttime curfew for Kyiv goes into effect from 10pm to 5am Monday to Friday this week, due to "provocative actions" from Russia, according to Oleksandr Pavliuk, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, in a Telegram post. ** The village of Novotoshkivske is completely demolished by intense fighting for the town for more than a week, and Russian airstrikes. The Luhansk regional administrator Serhiy Hayday commented, "Unfortunately, there are almost no houses left in Novotoshkivka. Our roopsretreated a little, but not much, because there was no longer anything to hold on to". ** UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves for Moscow to hold a working meeting and have lunch with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tomorrow. Guterres is also scheduled to travel to Kyiv and meet with President Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on 28 April. * 26 April (Day 62) ** Russia struggles to find enough people to facilitate a popular vote in Kherson to create a Kherson People's Republic, and cannot hold a referendum. Russia does succeed though in replacing the local government, just 24 hours after ousting the city council yesterday, installing "the so-called 'Head of the Kherson Regional Administration,' Volodymyr Saldo, and the 'Head of the Kherson City Administration,' Oleksandr Kobets," according to the regional administrator

Hennadiy Lahuta Hennadiy Mykolayovych Lahuta (, born 10 August 1974) is a Ukrainian politician serving as the governor of Kherson Oblast since 26 October 2021. Lahuta was removed from office by the Russian military on 26 April 2022 during the Russian occupatio ...

. ** Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine takes place. Russian forces launch missile attacks against

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, striking the central hospital, schools, and high-rise buildings, Krasnohorivka is left without electricity after Russian forces damaged a transformer, and Ukrainian forces repel a Russian attempt to attack Marinka, according to head of Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko. ** Russian President Putin says a there was a "serious breakthrough" during talks in Istanbul, with Ukrainian negotiators not bringing up security and international boarders, but the situation changed "dramatically" following "a provocation in the village of Bucha, to which the Russian army has nothing to do," said Putin to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Moscow. ** The United States pledges a new "even heavier weapons" package for Ukraine during a meeting at a German air base, disregarding a threat from Russia that their support for Ukraine could lead to nuclear war. ** Germany announces that it will send 50 anti-aircraft armored vehicles to Ukraine, the first time since the beginning of the war, just one day after the British government announced that it would provide Ukraine with additional anti-aircraft capabilities as well, according to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a news conference. ** Work begins in Kyiv on dismantling the

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to "Russian-Ukrainian friendship," as the monument has lost all of its ideological meaning, according to Kyiv's mayor Vilati Klitschko. *

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(Day 63) ** Russian President Putin warns any country that "intends to intervene" in Ukraine would be met with a "lightning-fast" response. The same day of this remark, Russian energy giant

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stops fuel exports to Poland and

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for their refusal to pay for the previous gas in rubles. ** The United States claims it has "credible reports" that a Russian military unit executed Ukrainians attempting to surrender near Donetsk, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack announced to the UN. Schaack further went on to state there was also evidence showing "individuals killed execution-style with their hands bound; bodies showing signs of torture; horrific accounts of sexual violence against women and girls". ** The Kherson Oblast will begin using the Russian ruble starting 1 May, according to Russian Deputy Chairman of the Civil-Military Administration Kirill Stremousov. ** More blasts are reported in Russian regions bordering Ukraine. One blast is followed by a fire at an ammunition depot in

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, and the last is heard by residents in Shilovo neighborhood of

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. No civilian casualties are reported. Russian officials accuse Ukraine of mounting cross-border attacks, while government agencies say these are intended to stoke "anti-Ukrainian sentiment". ** Another missile hits the rail and road bridge linking Odesa to far southwest Ukraine. This comes after the bridge was first hit yesterday, essentially cutting off the region. Repairs were underway when this strike took place. ** Vice president of Russian Gazprombank Bank Igor Volobuev leaves his job and Russia in dissent over the war in Ukraine, and is planning to join the Kyiv territorial defense. "I am Ukrainian by nationality, I was born in

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, I could no longer observe from the outside what Russia is doing to my homeland," he also stated. * 28 April (Day 64) ** The bodies of 1,150 civilians are announced to have been recovered in Ukraine's Kyiv region since Russia's invasion started, according to Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebyton, adding that "50-70% died of firearm wounds, shot with automatic rifles." ** US President Biden requests congress to approve a new $33 billion aid package to Ukraine. "The fight in Ukraine is the fight for freedom, and it not be cheap but it will be more costly if the world caves into Russian aggression," Biden said in a statement. Due to a lawmaker recess, enough agreed bipartisan support to pass, and the need to draft legislative language mean this package, if passed, will take a long time. ** Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk announces another successful prisoner swap with Russia, "13 officers and 20 soldiers, including 5 wounded... we are also returning 12 of our civilians home." The number of Russians swapped remains unannounced. ** Major Russian natural gas customers Germany and Austria are working on ways to accept the Russian ultimatum that final payments for gas must be made in rubles, to avoid the fate of being entirely cut off, which Poland and Bulgaria suffered yesterday. German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said they are working towards no longer relying on Russian oil imports, announcing Germany is now importing only 35% compared to 55% of its gas from Russia before. ** UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits with President Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, according to deputy spokesperson

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. Guterres on his visit went to Borodianka and "expressed his sadness in seeing the destroyed buildings there," to the massacre site outside of St. Andrew's Church in Bucha, and the destroyed Lipki residential complex in Irpin. ** Europe's human rights parliament adopts a resolution calling on all member and observer states to set up an international criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian politicians and soldiers allegedly committing war crimes in Ukraine. *

29 April Events Pre-1600 *1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. * 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and beco ...

(Day 65) ** Despite orders from Russia on 21 April that the Azovstal Steel Plant in besieged Mariupol should be sealed and not stormed, storming attempts by Russian forces persist, but are blocked by Ukrainian forces, and "intense" and "relentless bombardment" continues, according to Azov regiment commander Sviatoslav Palamar, currently stuck inside of the steel plant. Palamar went on to say in a video that even though food and ammunition are running low, "we do not consider giving up... if there is no other choice left but giving up, we won't give up". ** Reports come out that Russia bombed Kyiv just one hour after UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited with President Zelenskyy yesterday. Kyiv's Mayor

Vitali Klitschko Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko (; uk, Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ ; born 19 July 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who serves as mayor of Kyiv ** A Russian air strike destroys a major railway bridge connecting

and Lyman, Ukraine, Lyman across the Donets river, according to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. This comes after reports that Russian forces "appear to be advancing" toward Sloviansk and Baranivka, according to US defense officials. ** Ukrainian forces are becoming more serious on people accused of helping Russian troops. In the Kharkiv region alone, nearly 400 have been detained under anti-collaboration laws since the invasion began. ** White House press secretary

cautions Americans against traveling to Ukraine for any reason after former US marine Willy Joseph Cancel is killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. "We know Americans are looking for ways to help... but we do encourage Americans to find other ways to do so... rather than traveling to Ukraine to fight," she also said. ** The US begins additional training of Ukrainian forces at another of "roughly three" US military installations in Germany, according to the US Defense Department. * 30 April (Day 66) ** A ceasefire, conducted by the servicemen of Azov, to allow the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol is announced to start at 6am local time, but begins at 11am due to multiple delays. This comes after new Maxar Technologies satellite imagery shows nearly every building at the Azovstal steel plant has been destroyed. ** Multiple explosions are reported by soon after 6pm by Ukrainian media and witnesses in Odessa. The attack partially destroyed one of the runways at Odessa's airport. Another witness reported that at least one combat plane flew over the city. ** President Zelenskyy announces that 69% of de-occupied settlements now have "full-fledged local self-government" again, adding the work of humanitarian offices has already begun in 93% of liberated settlements. Zelenskyy also announces that the Ukrainian army has already destroyed more than 1,000 Russian tanks, nearly 200 Russian aircraft, and almost 2,500 armored fighting vehicles. ** Efforts by Russian forces to increase Russian over Ukrainian identity take place. In Tommak, the coat of arms of Ukraine is removed from outside of the mayor's office, Russian supermarket chain MERA replaces the existing Ukrainian one in Melitopol, and a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin is re-erected in Nova Kakhovka, according to Deputy PM Mykhailo Fedorov. ** Kherson's overthrown mayor, Ihor Kolykhaiev, has said that he doesn't believe the change from hryvnia to roble will be possible, seeing as the only working banking system in the region uses hryvnia. ** A newly released Russian video shows a submarine in the Black Sea launching cruise missile attacks on Ukraine, confirming earlier Ukrainian military claims.

May

* 1 May (Day 67) ** President Zelenskyy announces for the first time that civilians, around 100, were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in a "real ceasefire" from the heavy Russian bombardment of the plant. There are still around one hundred people still in the plant, many of whom are injured, and are still trapped without basic necessities, according to President Zelenskyy in an address. The evacuations stop early due to a break in the ceasefire, but are set to continue tomorrow at 8am. ** Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Kyiv, meeting with many Ukrainian diplomats. Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova commented the visit was "symbolic," and that Ukraine looks forward to the approval of the $33 billion supplemental funding bill aimed at supporting Ukraine over the next several months. ** It is "only a question of how soon that will be feasible" before US President Biden visits Ukraine, announces House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, US House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff. ** Three people are killed and eight others injured in Russian shelling near Izium in the Kharkiv region where Russian forces are attempting to advance against Ukrainian forces in the settlements of Uda, Ukraine, Uda, Prudianka, and Staryi Saltiv, according to head of the Regional Military Administration Oleh Synyehubov. ** Four residents in Lyman are killed and 11 more wounded in by Russian shelling, according to Donetsk Regional Military Administration head Pavlo Kyriyenko. ** Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells top EU diplomat

that "the next round of EU sanctions on Russia which must include an oil embargo," otherwise the west is doing nothing more than "supporting Ukraine with one hand while supporting the Russian war machine with another hand". * 31 May (Day 97) ** US President Biden announces the US will send an 11th package weapons package to Ukraine, including "more advanced rocket systems and munitions" such as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HMARS) which will help guide "more precise [strikes on] key targets". NATO announces they do not foresee Russia retailing to this decision. ** Russian forces shell 21 areas in Luhansk and Donetsk, destroying 46 "civil objects," according to the Joint Forces Task Force.

June

* 1 June (Day 98) ** Fighting continues for the control of Severodonetsk, though it is announced that 80% of the territory is now controlled by Russian forces, according to head of Luhansk's regional military administration Serhiy Hayday. ** Ukraine beats Scotland 3–1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff semifinal. The result leaves team Ukraine one win away from officially qualifying for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. The match was originally due to take place on 24 March, but was postponed because of the Russian invasion. ** Russian cruise missiles hit a railway station for a second time close to the Beskydy Tunnel in the Carpathian mountains, injuring two people. According to an Interior Minister advisor Anton Gerashchenko, the strike was carried out to "disrupt rail traffic and stop the supply of fuel and weapons from our allies". ** Ukraine announces that at least 7 people have been killed and 16 injured today, primarily in the cities of Severodonetsk and

, according to a statement from the national Joint Forces Task Force. ** The United Kingdom agrees to send more M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to the Ukrainian military and training on how to use the system, according to British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (politician), Ben Wallace. * 2 June (Day 99) ** "Some success" is reported in the fight for control of Severodonetsk that Ukrainian forces are keeping their ground, andt that street fighting still continues, according to President Zelenskyy in a video message. ** The armed forces including the AZOV Dnipro unit launch an offensive from several vantage points into Russian occupied areas in the Kherson region. Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Gennady Laguta proudly announces the liberation of 20 settlements in around 8 km (5 miles) of Russian occupied territory. ** The cities of Bakhmut and Slovyansk and the highways connecting to them are the main areas under bombardment from Russian forces according to head of the Donetsk military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko. ** Around 22 million tons of grain are reported to be stuck in ports due to lack of Russian cooperation causing major grain insecurity issues in Asia and Africa. Russia has also been caught stealing and illegally selling Ukrainian grain to third parties in other nations. ** The US confirms it has carried out a handful successful cyber operations in support of Ukraine in "offensive" and 'defensive" ways. * 3 June (Day 100) ** President Zelenskyy with PM Shmyhal and his adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, reaffirms that Ukraine will win the war in a somber and defiant video marking the 100th day of war in the nation. "We have been defending our country for 100 days already. Victory will be ours! Glory to Ukraine!" Zelenskyy said. ** The Red Cross reports that the scale of the destruction in just 100 days of war "defies comprehension". ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini also citing that "one third of the population" has had to flee in this small period of time. ** The EU formally adopts a sixth package of sanctions against Russia over its aggression in Ukraine. The sanctions will apply to Russian oil, bank payment systems "de-SWIFT-ing," broadcasting, general exports, consulting services, and individual listings. ** Officials announce that the Ukrainian military is "continu[ing] to prepare" for an anticipated Russian offensive toward Kharkiv. ** Russian President Putin and Senegalese President Macky Sall discuss the ongoing food and grain crisis caused by the Russian serizing of Ukrainian grain, as well as economic and humanitarian cooperation in a meeting in Sochi, Russia, according to the Kremlin. * 4 June (Day 101) ** The All Saints church in Sviatohirsk, whose original temple dates back to the year 1526, is the most recent of 113 churches to be "destroyed" by Russian artillery, according to Zelenskyy. ** Hundreds more people flee Sloviansk and Severodonetsk as the Russian army is "throwing all its reserves into" the capturing of the cities, with more reinforcements arriving, according to the Luhansk regional military administration. ** Heavy fighting continues in the east, with Russian air activity in the region "remaining high," but has "failed to have a meaningful impact on the conflict" as of recently according to the UK Ministry of Defense. ** Foreign Minister Kuleba reacts angrily to French President Macron's comment that "we must not humiliate Russia". Kuleba said in response that it is "Russia that humiliates itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. This will bring peace and save lives". ** Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, speaking at the GLOBSEC-2022 forum in Bratislava in Slovakia, says it is "hard to predict when the war will end, but my optimistic projection is that it may end by the end of the year". * 5 June (Day 102) ** Zelenskyy visits troops on the frontline border of the Luhansk-Donetsk regions, specifically "Lysychansk" and "Soledar," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address. "I am proud of everyone I met, shook hands with, communicated with and supported," Zelenskyy also said. ** Head of the Luhansk region military administration Hayday announces the "good news" that "half of the city (of Severodonetsk) is really controlled by our defenders," which is a major advance compared to early in the week, with Russians controlling 80% of the city. ** No territory was regarded as lost, but it is reported Russian forces resumed their offensive near Sviatohirsk, suffering losses. ** Russians forces conducted an offensive in Bila Krynytsia, Kherson Oblast, Bila Krynytsia which was recently retaken by Ukrainian forces. Head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Vilkul said Russian units had returned to "previously occupied positions". ** Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 to secure a slot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. As a gesture of generosity, 100 tickets were handed out to Ukrainian refugees living in the area before the beginning of the match.

September

* 18 September – 2022 Russian and Ukrainian tornado outbreak: A small but significant tornado outbreak took place in Eastern Ukraine and eventually moved into Russia the following day, producing at least 5 tornadoes including an F3 tornado. * 19 September – The public chambers of the Donetsk People's Republic and

appealed to their heads of state with a request to "immediately" hold a referendum on joining Russia. * 20 September – The People's Council of the Luhansk People's Republic, People's Council of the

scheduled 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, a referendum on the republic's entry into Russia as a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject for 23–27 September. Soon after, the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic, People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic announced that the referendum on the entry of the DPR into the Russian Federation would be held on the same date. * 27 September – 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine: According to the results released by Russian occupation authorities in

, the Donetsk People's Republic, the

, as well as occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts overwhelmingly vote in favor of annexation, with 99.23%, 98.42%, 93.11% and 87.05% of support, respectively. Turnout exceeded 75% in each region and exceeded 97% in Donetsk Oblast. However, the voting has been widely dismissed as a sham election, sham referendum. * 30 September – Russian President

announced in a speech that Russia had annexed the four regions occupied during the conflict.

December

* 2 December – Ukrainian President

entered a bill to the Verkhovna Rada that would officially ban all activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) UOC in Ukraine.

Deaths

* 15 February – Lidiya Belozyorova, 76, actress. * 3 March – Maj Gen Andrei Sukhovetsky, 47, Russian deputy commander, Ukrainian sniper. * 15 March – Maj Gen Oleg Mityaev (general), Oleg Mityaev, 47 or 48, commander of Russia's 150th motorised rifle division, Azov regiment. * 29 March –

, unknown age, commander of Russia's 200th separate motorized rifle brigade, Ukrainian forces. * 8 April – Colonel Alexander Bespalov (colonel), Alexander Bespalov, unknown age, commander of Russia's 59th Guards Tank Regiment, Ukrainian forces. *

–

, unknown age, deputy commander of Russia's 8th army, Ukrainian forces.

References

{{Year in Europe, 2022 2022 in Ukraine, 2020s in Ukraine 2022 by country, Ukraine 2022 in Europe, Ukraine Years of the 21st century in Ukraine

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December

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