Ukraine crisis of 2013–14: Quick Facts

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Date	November 2013 - September 2014
Location	Kyiv • Ukraine • Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Context	Crimea

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Anti-government protesters walk among burning debris and heavy smoke near the Independence Monument in Maidan, Kiev, Ukraine, with Ukrainian flags visible in the background.

A soldier in unmarked green military uniform and face covering stands in front of an armored vehicle with Russian license plates, with other soldiers and vehicles lined up behind.

Yulia Tymoshenko, with her signature braided hairstyle, smiles and shakes hands with supporters at an outdoor rally, surrounded by people and campaign banners.

Igor Strelkov, wearing camouflage, stands behind a desk with maps and speaks to journalists holding notepads and cameras in a room with blue walls in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka stands between Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, in front of Russian and Belarusian flags.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand in a row in front of national flags.

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Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, smiling in a suit and blue tie with a United Nations emblem in the background.

Viktor Yanukovych

president of Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Yushchenko

president of Ukraine