For our map we use data from Liveuamap. This organization emerged in 2014 in Ukraine during the annexation of Crimea. Since then, the staff has dealt with various conflicts both in and outside Europe.

After staging referendums that were widely criticized as a sham, Russia is moving to annex roughly 15% of Ukraine’s territory. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how the process unfolded ...

Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in early 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The previous year, protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, against Ukrainian President Viktor ...

has explicitly called for the annexation of Ukraine. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Medvedchuk published an article calling for Russia to return its "historic lands". The ...

The results are seen as a “foregone conclusion in favour of annexation”, said The Guardian. Ukraine and its allies have already stated that they will not recognise the results, said the paper.