Donbas
Region in eastern Ukraine
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| February 16 2025 | Announced he would go to court against the sanctions after Members of European Solidarity blocked the Verkhovna Rada podium for two days in protest. |
| February 14 2025 | Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office announced the opening of criminal investigations against Kolomoyskyi and other sanctioned individuals. |
| February 13 2025 | President Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Kolomoyskyi for suspected 'high treason' and assisting a terrorist organization. |
| February 12 2025 | Poroshenko was sanctioned by Zelenskyy on suspicion of 'high treason' and assisting a terrorist organization, which Poroshenko claimed was politically motivated. |
| 2024 | The 67th Brigade was disbanded and its members transferred to other Ground Forces brigades due to alleged preferential treatment of Right Sector members. |
| 2024 | Cypriot citizenship was revoked after a review found that Kolomoyskyi had withheld information about his criminal charges in his original golden visa application. |
| 2024 | The Cassational Court rejects final appeals in the PrivatBank nationalization case. |
| October 2024 | Poroshenko donated US$1 million worth of FPV drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. |
| September 2024 | The Azov brigade was reported to be part of Ukrainian reinforcements to Pokrovsk, conducting small-scale counterattacks to slow or slightly push back Russian gains. |
| September 2024 | Russia gains control of approximately 80% of the Donbas region. |
| August 2024 | The brigade was reportedly diverted from Lyman to assist in ongoing fighting around Niu-York. |
| August 5 2024 | Conducted high-level diplomatic meetings in Tehran with the new Pezeshkian government, Iran's General Staff, and members of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. |
| July 2024 |
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
British Army Chief of the General Staff Roland Walker predicted it would take Russia five years to fully control the four annexed regions, potentially costing over 1.5 million casualties.
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| July 1 2024 | Residents without Russian citizenship in occupied territories will be considered 'foreigners' or 'stateless', potentially facing deportation. |
| June 2024 | After massive attacks, DTEK lost 90% of its generating capacity, with thermal power plants attacked 180 times since the full-scale invasion began. |
| June 25 2024 | International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Shoigu, charging him with alleged war crimes related to missile strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. |
| June 10 2024 | The United States Department of State lifted a ban preventing the Azov Brigade from using US-supplied weapons, stating that the unit passed Leahy vetting and found no evidence of human rights violations. |
| May 2024 | 3rd Special Forces Battalion of the Azov Brigade was disbanded. |
| May 2024 | Announced serial production of additional protective steel screens for tanks (T-72, T-64, and M1 Abrams), delivering over 25 protection systems to the Armed Forces free of charge. |
| May 2024 | Poroshenko was added to a wanted list by the Russian government along with President Zelenskyy and commander Oleksandr Pavliuk on unspecified criminal charges. |
| May 2024 | Replaced as Defense Minister by Andrey Belousov and appointed as secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation by Vladimir Putin. |
| May 12 2024 | Replaced Nikolai Patrushev as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation after Putin's re-election, signaling potential changes in Russia's security strategy. |
| May 8 2024 | While in detention, served with a notice of suspicion for allegedly ordering a contract killing of a law firm director in 2003. |
| April 2024 | Poroshenko announced his intention to participate in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election. |
| April 23 2024 | His deputy Timur Ivanov was arrested for taking bribes. |
| March 2024 | Following the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, Poklonskaya advocated for the return of the death penalty. |
| March 2024 | DRI, a subsidiary of DTEK, acquired an energy storage facility from Polish company Columbus, set to become the largest of its kind in Poland. |
| 2023 | Biletsky denied a reported split between the Azov Brigade and the 3rd Assault Brigade, stating 'There is no split'. |
| 2023 | Russia began criminal prosecutions against Azov Regiment members, charging them with involvement in a terrorist organization and attempting to overthrow Russia-backed authorities in the Donetsk region. |
| 2023 | Akhmetov completed the second stage of the Tylihul wind farm, the largest in Europe. |
| 2023 | DTEK paid UAH 40.2 billion in taxes and invested $1 billion in Ukraine's power infrastructure during the full-scale war. |
| 2023 | DTEK commenced operations of the first phase of a 565MW wind farm, built just 100 km from the front line during wartime. |
| December 2023 | Once again, Poroshenko was prevented from leaving Ukraine despite having an official travel permit signed by Verkhovna Rada speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk. |
| November 15 2023 | Announced that since February 24, 2022, his companies had sent more than 6.7 billion UAH (185 million euros) to support the Armed Forces and civilian population. |
| October 2023 | Broke her social media silence to report an attempted scam involving false claims about her extradition to Ukraine. |
| September 15 2023 | SBU served a third notice of suspicion for allegedly embezzling 5.8 billion hryvnia from PrivatBank, with additional allegations of document forgery and illegal property acquisitions. Bail increased to 3.8 billion hryvnia. |
| September 9 2023 |
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the 'sham elections' in parts of Ukraine.
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| September 7 2023 | National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) added charges alleging embezzlement of 9.2 billion hryvnia from PrivatBank between January and March 2015, with assets seized. |
| September 2 2023 | Arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on charges of money laundering and fraud, placed under pre-trial arrest with bail set at 509 million hryvnia. |
| August 2023 | Announcement of separation between Shoigu's daughter and her husband Stolyarov, allegedly instigated by Shoigu and Putin. |
| July 2023 | Visited North Korea with a Chinese delegation, meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Defence Minister Kang Sun-nam for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. |
| July 2023 | Poroshenko criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for failing to secure a NATO entry promise from Western leadership during the NATO summit in Vilnius. |
| June 2023 | Involved in a significant feud with Yevgeny Prigozhin that leads to a Wagner Group mutiny. |
| June 2023 | The head of the Donetsk People's Republic announced a planning group to study facilities for detaining residents without Russian passports for potential deportation. |
| June 2023 |
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
A Gallup poll found 62% of US respondents supported Ukraine in regaining captured territories, even if it meant prolonging the war.
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| June 26 2023 | Russian Ministry of Defence published a video showing Shoigu meeting Russian officers in Ukraine, seemingly contradicting rumors about his potential dismissal. |
| June 24 2023 | Survived the Wagner Group rebellion after an agreement was reached, with speculation about his potential removal from his position. |
| June 23 2023 | Accused by Prigozhin of lying about the justifications for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Prigozhin claiming Shoigu 'killed thousands of the most combat-ready Russian soldiers' in the initial stages of the war. |
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