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Russia and Ukraine compared
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- 2026-08-10
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17 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1667
Partition along the Dnieper
The Truce of Andrusovo and later settlements divided the Ukrainian lands between Russia and Poland, with the left bank and Kyiv under Russian control and the right bank remaining Polish.
Politics & Power · from the Ukraine chronicle · The Cossack Hetmanate and the Partition of Ukrainian Lands · History of Ukraine, Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- 1772–1795
Galicia to Austria, right bank to Russia
The partitions of Poland transferred Galicia to the Habsburg Empire in 1772 and most of the right-bank Ukrainian lands to the Russian Empire by 1795, dividing the Ukrainian people between two empires.
Politics & Power · from the Ukraine chronicle · The Cossack Hetmanate and the Partition of Ukrainian Lands · History of Ukraine
- 1775
Destruction of the Zaporozhian Sich
Russian troops destroyed the Zaporozhian Sich, the bastion of Cossack self-government, completing the suppression of Cossack autonomy under the Russian Empire.
Politics & Power · from the Ukraine chronicle · The Cossack Hetmanate and the Partition of Ukrainian Lands · Zaporozhian Sich, Ukraine: The Cossacks
- Nov 1917
Ukrainian People's Republic proclaimed
Amid the Russian Revolution, the Central Rada in Kyiv under Mykhailo Hrushevsky proclaimed the Ukrainian People's Republic, the first modern Ukrainian state.
Formation · from the Ukraine chronicle · National Awakening and the Ukrainian People's Republic · Ukraine: World War I and the struggle for independence, History of Ukraine
- 22 Jan 1918
Declaration of independence
The Central Rada's Fourth Universal proclaimed the full independence of the Ukrainian People's Republic from Russia, as German, Bolshevik and other forces contested the country.
Independence · from the Ukraine chronicle · National Awakening and the Ukrainian People's Republic · Ukraine: World War I and the struggle for independence
- 1921
Defeat and Soviet incorporation
After years of war between Bolshevik, Polish, White and Ukrainian forces, the People's Republic was defeated; most Ukrainian lands were incorporated into the Soviet state, while Galicia passed to Poland.
War & Rupture · from the Ukraine chronicle · National Awakening and the Ukrainian People's Republic · Ukraine: World War I and the struggle for independence, History of Ukraine
- 1932–33
The Holodomor
Soviet collectivisation and grain seizures caused a man-made famine that killed millions of Ukrainians; many states and, in 2022, the European Parliament have recognised it as a genocide.
Catastrophe · from the Ukraine chronicle · Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor and the Second World War · Holodomor, Holodomor: Parliament recognises Soviet starvation of Ukrainians as genocide
- 1932-1933
The Holodomor and the Soviet famine
Forced collectivization and ruthless grain requisitioning produce a man-made famine across the USSR; in Ukraine the Holodomor kills an estimated 3.5 to 5 million people and is recognized by many countries as a genocide.
Catastrophe · from the Russia chronicle · The Soviet Union · Holodomor, Soviet Union
- 19 Feb 1954
Crimea transferred to the Ukrainian SSR
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet transferred the Crimean Peninsula from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR, citing economic and geographic ties, an administrative change within the USSR.
Politics & Power · from the Ukraine chronicle · Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor and the Second World War · Transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR, 19 February 1954, History of Ukraine
- 26 Apr 1986
Chernobyl disaster
An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine caused the worst nuclear accident in history, exposing Soviet failings and fuelling Ukrainian discontent in the final Soviet years.
Catastrophe · from the Ukraine chronicle · Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor and the Second World War · History of Ukraine
- 24 Aug 1991
Declaration of independence
Amid the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's parliament declared independence on 24 August 1991, confirmed by referendum on 1 December with over 90 percent voting in favour.
Independence · from the Ukraine chronicle · Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor and the Second World War · History of Ukraine
- 5 Dec 1994
Budapest Memorandum
Ukraine agreed to surrender its nuclear arsenal and join the Non-Proliferation Treaty; Russia, the US and the UK pledged to respect its sovereignty and existing borders and to refrain from the use of force against it.
Politics & Power · from the Ukraine chronicle · Independent Ukraine, Revolutions and the Defence of Sovereignty · Budapest Memorandum on security assurances (Ukraine's accession to the NPT), 5 December 1994
- March 2014
Annexation of Crimea
Following the fall of Ukraine's pro-Russian president, Russian forces seize Crimea and Moscow annexes the peninsula, an action recognized by almost no other state, while Russia backs separatists in eastern Ukraine.
War & Rupture · from the Russia chronicle · Post-Soviet Russia · Russia, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- Mar 2014
Russia annexes Crimea; UN Resolution 68/262
Russia seized Crimea and declared its annexation after a referendum deemed illegal; the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/262, affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity and declaring the referendum without legal validity.
War & Rupture · from the Ukraine chronicle · Independent Ukraine, Revolutions and the Defence of Sovereignty · Ukraine crisis of 2013-14 (Euromaidan, annexation of Crimea, war in the Donbas), General Assembly Resolution 68/262, Territorial integrity of Ukraine (27 March 2014), United Nations Resolution Declares Crimea Referendum Invalid
- February 2022
Full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest war in Europe since 1945, prompting sweeping Western sanctions, international isolation, and an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for President Putin.
War & Rupture · from the Russia chronicle · Post-Soviet Russia · Russia, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- 24 Feb 2022
Full-scale invasion; UN Resolution ES-11/1
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine; the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution ES-11/1 deploring the aggression and demanding the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian forces.
War & Rupture · from the Ukraine chronicle · Independent Ukraine, Revolutions and the Defence of Sovereignty · Russia-Ukraine War (2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1, Aggression against Ukraine (2 March 2022)
- Sep–Oct 2022
Purported annexation of four oblasts; UN Resolution ES-11/4
Russia proclaimed the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson; the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution ES-11/4, condemning the attempted annexation as invalid and calling for non-recognition.
War & Rupture · from the Ukraine chronicle · Independent Ukraine, Revolutions and the Defence of Sovereignty · General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4, Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations (12 October 2022), Russia-Ukraine War (2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)