What started the Ukraine crisis?

The crisis began on 21 November 2013, when then-president Viktor Yanukovych suspended preparations for the implementation of an association agreement with the European Union. The decision sparked mass protests from proponents of the agreement.

How many have died in the Ukraine conflict?

The overall number of confirmed deaths in the war in Donbas, which started on 6 April 2014, has been put at 13,000–13,200….Total deaths.

Is Donetsk in Russia or Ukraine?

Donetsk

Where is the administrative centre of Zakarpattia Oblast?

Oblast in Ukraine. The Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian: Закарпатська область, translit. Zakarpats’ka oblast’; see other languages) is an administrative oblast (province) located in southwestern Ukraine, coterminous with the historical region of Carpathian Ruthenia. Its administrative centre is the city of Uzhhorod.

When was Zakarpatska Oblast annexed by the Soviet Union?

Zakarpatska Oblast was established on 22 January 1946, after the resignation of Czechoslovakia on the territory of Sub carpathian Ruthenia ( Czech: Podkarpatská Rus ), annexed forcibly by the Soviet Union and attached to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, under a treaty between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union.

How big is Zakarpatska Oblast in square kilometres?

With its almost 13,000 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi), the oblast is ranked 23rd by area and 15th by population as according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of Zakarpatska Oblast was 1,254,614.

Is the Zakarpattia region part of the Pannonian Plain?

The rest of the region is covered by the Transcarpathian Lowland which is part of the Pannonian plain. Zakarpattia is the only Ukrainian oblast to have boundaries with four countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.