Spring 2021
Russia begins to move military equipment to the border with Ukraine. The services will be intensified from the autumn.
February 2022
Putin moves troops in the immediate vicinity of the border. 130,000 soldiers are now ready to invade Ukraine.
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February 18
US President Joe Biden warns of an invasion. The US secret services were the first to know what would become a bitter reality a few days later: Putin was attacking.
February 24: Beginning of the war
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin orders attack. Russian troops invade Ukraine from the south, east and north. The invasion of Ukraine begins.
February 28
An early sign of hope? Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine begin on the Belarusian border – and remain unsuccessful.
beginning of March
The capture of the capital Kiev fails and Putin’s troops retreat. Russia’s “lightning war” has failed.
The massacre of Bucha
After the withdrawal of Russian troops, hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the Kiev suburbs, some with signs of torture and their hands tied. It was the worst war crime ever committed. Since then, the name “Bucha” has stood for the brutality of the Russian army.
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Russian troops take Mariupol. The last remaining Ukrainian fighters surrender the factory in Azovstal after weeks of shelling by Russian soldiers.
August September
The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant becomes the scene of heavy fighting. The fear of an impending nuclear catastrophe is great.
September
After the city of Izyum in eastern Ukraine is liberated from Russian occupation, graves are discovered with more than 400 dead – most of them civilians.
Putin declares the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhia, Luhansk and Donetsk as Russian territory.
December
Kiev becomes the target of Russian air strikes. Russia focuses primarily on civilian infrastructure.
February 2023
Zelensky on tour of Europe: The Ukrainian president visits London, Paris and Brussels to thank for the support – and to promote further arms shipments. Without tanks, missiles and ammunition from the West, Ukraine would be lost. Europe and America are firmly on Kiev’s side.
February 20: Biden in Kyiv
US President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Kiev. For the first time, a US president travels to a war zone without his own military being present. The visit is a sign of hope – and a clear message to Putin: the United States is firmly on Ukraine’s side.
February 24
After a year, the war of attrition is in full swing. It is unclear how many people have lost their lives so far as a result of the Russian invasion. The figures vary widely depending on the source. According to the Ukrainian side, about 140,000 Russian soldiers were killed. The UN has already documented more than 7,000 dead Ukrainian citizens – the real number is probably many times higher. (ch media)
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