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The following lists events that happened during '''[[2015]] in [[Ukraine]]'''.
The following lists events that happened during '''[[2015]] in [[Ukraine]]'''.

==Incumbents==
*[[President of Ukraine|President]]: [[Petro Poroshenko]]
*[[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]]: [[Arseniy Yatsenyuk]]


==Events==
==Events==


===January===
===January===
* January 3 - An image of a [[BPM-97]] apparently inside Ukraine, in [[Luhansk]], appeared to deliver further evidence of Russian military vehicles inside Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/01/03/did-russia-send-a-new-batch-of-military-vehicles-to-separatists-controlled-ukraine/|title = New batch of military vehicles to Lugansk|accessdate= 4 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 3 - An image of a [[BPM-97]] apparently inside Ukraine, in [[Luhansk]], appeared to deliver further evidence of Russian military vehicles inside Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/01/03/did-russia-send-a-new-batch-of-military-vehicles-to-separatists-controlled-ukraine/|title = New batch of military vehicles to Lugansk| date=3 January 2015 |accessdate= 4 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 6 - A military truck collides with a bus carrying members of the [[National Guard of Ukraine]] killing 12 soldiers and injuring 20 others.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30694805 | title=Ukraine crash: Servicemen killed in vehicle collision | date=6 January 2015 | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 6 - A military truck collides with a bus carrying members of the [[National Guard of Ukraine]] killing 12 soldiers and injuring 20 others.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30694805 | title=Ukraine crash: Servicemen killed in vehicle collision | work=BBC News | date=6 January 2015 | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 13 - A passenger bus is fired upon by rebels at a check point in eastern Ukraine. At least ten civilians were killed and many others injured.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-14/ukraine-bus-attack-leaves-10-civilians-dead-several-wounded/6015548 | title=Ukraine crisis: 10 civilians killed, several wounded in attack on passenger bus at checkpoint | date=14 January 2015 | accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 13 - A passenger bus is fired upon by rebels at a check point in eastern Ukraine. At least ten civilians were killed and many others injured.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-14/ukraine-bus-attack-leaves-10-civilians-dead-several-wounded/6015548 | title=Ukraine crisis: 10 civilians killed, several wounded in attack on passenger bus at checkpoint | newspaper=ABC News | date=14 January 2015 | accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
* January 22 - An explosion on a civilian bus in the city of [[Donetsk]] kills thirteen people. Separatists and pro-government forces blame each other for the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30929344|title = Ukraine crisis: Army retreats at Donetsk airport|date = 22 January 2015|accessdate = |website = [[BBC]]|publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation|last = |first = }}</ref>
* January 22 - An explosion on a civilian bus in the city of [[Donetsk]] kills thirteen people. Separatists and pro-government forces blame each other for the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30929344|title = Ukraine crisis: Army retreats at Donetsk airport|date = 22 January 2015|accessdate = |website = [[BBC]]|publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation|last = |first = }}</ref>
* January 24 - An attack on an open-air market in [[Mariupol]], Ukraine leaves at least 27 people killed and more than 90 injured. The pro-Russian rebel leader, [[Alexander Zakharchenko]], announces an offensive on [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/24/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0KX08B20150124|title = Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead|date = 24 January 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = Reuters|last = |first = }}</ref>
* January 24 - An attack on an open-air market in [[Mariupol]], Ukraine leaves at least 27 people killed and more than 90 injured. The pro-Russian rebel leader, [[Alexander Zakharchenko]], announces an offensive on [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0KX08B20150124|title = Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead|date = 24 January 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = Reuters|last = |first = }}</ref>


=== February ===
=== February ===
* February 7 - The leaders of [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]] agree to work on a peace plan to be put to the [[President of Ukraine]] [[Petro Poroshenko]] on February 8.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31185027|title = Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande|date = 7 February 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation|last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 7 - The leaders of [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]] agree to work on a peace plan to be put to the [[President of Ukraine]] [[Petro Poroshenko]] on February 8.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31185027|title = Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande|date = 7 February 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation|last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 9 - An artillery shell causes a massive explosion at a chemical plant in [[Donetsk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://abcnews.go.com/International/watch-explosion-ukrainian-chemical-factory/story?id=28830090|title = Tensions in Ukraine: Tense Moments as Fireball Erupts Into Night Sky|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 9 - An artillery shell causes a massive explosion at a chemical plant in [[Donetsk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://abcnews.go.com/International/watch-explosion-ukrainian-chemical-factory/story?id=28830090|title = Tensions in Ukraine: Tense Moments as Fireball Erupts Into Night Sky|date = |accessdate = |website = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 10 - Fighting kills fifteen people and leaves 60 injured as missiles hit Ukraine's military headquarters in the city of [[Kramatorsk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-russia-arms-diplomacy-minsk-talks-fighting/26839744.html|title = Scores Dead, Injured As Missiles Hit Ukraine Military HQ, Civilian Area In Kramatorsk|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 10 - Fighting kills fifteen people and leaves 60 injured as missiles hit Ukraine's military headquarters in the city of [[Kramatorsk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-russia-arms-diplomacy-minsk-talks-fighting/26839744.html|title = Scores Dead, Injured As Missiles Hit Ukraine Military HQ, Civilian Area In Kramatorsk|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 13 - Ahead of the [[Minsk II|February 15 start of the agreed ceasefire]], fighting in the past 24 hours kills eight [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] service personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/13/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0LH0KA20150213?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|title = Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours despite peace deal|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 13 - Ahead of the [[Minsk II|February 15 start of the agreed ceasefire]], fighting in the past 24 hours kills eight [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] service personnel.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0LH0KA20150213?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|title = Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours despite peace deal|date = 13 February 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = | newspaper=Reuters }}</ref>
* February 14 - [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Petro Poroshenko]] warns of a threat to a planned ceasefire tonight from heavy fighting today and accuses [[Russia]] of "significantly increasing" its offensive. In a live interview he ordered all Ukrainian forces to cease fire after midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31463007|title = Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says peace deal in danger|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* February 14 - [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Petro Poroshenko]] warns of a threat to a planned ceasefire tonight from heavy fighting today and accuses [[Russia]] of "significantly increasing" its offensive. In a live interview he ordered all Ukrainian forces to cease fire after midnight.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31463007|title = Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says peace deal in danger|date = 14 February 2015|accessdate = |publisher = |last = |first = | work=BBC News }}</ref>
* February 16
* February 16
** During the ceasefire, fighting kills at least five [[Ukrainian Army]] soldiers with 22 injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/16/europe/ukraine-conflict/index.html|title = 5 Ukrainian security forces killed despite ceasefire, army official says|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
** During the ceasefire, fighting kills at least five [[Ukrainian Army]] soldiers with 22 injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/16/europe/ukraine-conflict/index.html|title = 5 Ukrainian security forces killed despite ceasefire, army official says|date = 16 February 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
** The [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine]] [[Pavlo Klimkin]] claims that pro-Russian forces have fired on Ukrainian forces over 100 times in the past day. Separatists accuse Ukrainian troops of having violated the ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/agence-france-presse-stop-shooting-eu-pleads-as-fresh-ukraine-ceasefire-teeters-380873.html|title = Agence France-Presse: 'Stop shooting' EU pleads as fresh Ukraine ceasefire teeters|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
** The [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine]] [[Pavlo Klimkin]] claims that pro-Russian forces have fired on Ukrainian forces over 100 times in the past day. Separatists accuse Ukrainian troops of having violated the ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/agence-france-presse-stop-shooting-eu-pleads-as-fresh-ukraine-ceasefire-teeters-380873.html|title = Agence France-Presse: 'Stop shooting' EU pleads as fresh Ukraine ceasefire teeters|date = 16 February 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
*February 17 - The office of the [[President of Ukraine]] calls on the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]] to condemn the Russian backed rebels after the rebels conquered most of the town of [[Debaltseve]] and encircled 10,000 Ukrainian troops in the area. Rebel government officials claimed the town was not part of the recently established ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34d8baf5ddf34ba7bbd983dc92a026cc/ukraine-army-rebels-miss-deadline-start-weapons-pullback|title = Ukraine soldiers taken prisoner in fighting for railway hub|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
*February 17 - The office of the [[President of Ukraine]] calls on the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]] to condemn the Russian backed rebels after the rebels conquered most of the town of [[Debaltseve]] and encircled 10,000 Ukrainian troops in the area. Rebel government officials claimed the town was not part of the recently established ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34d8baf5ddf34ba7bbd983dc92a026cc/ukraine-army-rebels-miss-deadline-start-weapons-pullback|title = Ukraine soldiers taken prisoner in fighting for railway hub|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-date = 2015-02-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150218162445/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34d8baf5ddf34ba7bbd983dc92a026cc/ukraine-army-rebels-miss-deadline-start-weapons-pullback|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*February 21 - Currency value temporarily falls in face of military threats.


=== March ===
=== March ===
* March 4 - At least 17 miners die in a [[Zasyadko mine disaster|suspected gas explosion]] at the [[Zasyadko coal mine]] in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31725243|title = Ukraine coal mine: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko gas blast|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
* March 4 - At least 17 miners die in a [[2015 Zasyadko mine disaster|suspected gas explosion]] at the [[Zasyadko coal mine]] in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31725243|title = Ukraine coal mine: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko gas blast|date = 4 March 2015|accessdate = |publisher = |last = |first = | work=BBC News }}</ref>


===April===
===April===
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===June===
===June===

===July===

===August===

==Deaths==
*May 23 - [[Aleksey Mozgovoy]], rebel commander (assassinated)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-crisis-who-killed-rebel-leaders-alexei-mozgovoy-alexandr-batman-bednov-1504388|title=Ukraine crisis: Who killed rebel leaders Alexei Mozgovoy and Alexandr 'Batman' Bednov?|author=Orlando Crowcroft|work=International Business Times|date=4 June 2015|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Ukraine.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • January 3 - An image of a BPM-97 apparently inside Ukraine, in Luhansk, appeared to deliver further evidence of Russian military vehicles inside Ukraine.[1]
  • January 6 - A military truck collides with a bus carrying members of the National Guard of Ukraine killing 12 soldiers and injuring 20 others.[2]
  • January 13 - A passenger bus is fired upon by rebels at a check point in eastern Ukraine. At least ten civilians were killed and many others injured.[3]
  • January 22 - An explosion on a civilian bus in the city of Donetsk kills thirteen people. Separatists and pro-government forces blame each other for the incident.[4]
  • January 24 - An attack on an open-air market in Mariupol, Ukraine leaves at least 27 people killed and more than 90 injured. The pro-Russian rebel leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, announces an offensive on Mariupol.[5]

February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "New batch of military vehicles to Lugansk". 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ukraine crash: Servicemen killed in vehicle collision". BBC News. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ukraine crisis: 10 civilians killed, several wounded in attack on passenger bus at checkpoint". ABC News. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Army retreats at Donetsk airport". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead". Reuters. 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande". British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Tensions in Ukraine: Tense Moments as Fireball Erupts Into Night Sky". ABC News.
  8. ^ "Scores Dead, Injured As Missiles Hit Ukraine Military HQ, Civilian Area In Kramatorsk".
  9. ^ "Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours despite peace deal". Reuters. 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says peace deal in danger". BBC News. 14 February 2015.
  11. ^ "5 Ukrainian security forces killed despite ceasefire, army official says". 16 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Agence France-Presse: 'Stop shooting' EU pleads as fresh Ukraine ceasefire teeters". 16 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Ukraine soldiers taken prisoner in fighting for railway hub". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18.
  14. ^ "Ukraine coal mine: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko gas blast". BBC News. 4 March 2015.
  15. ^ Orlando Crowcroft (4 June 2015). "Ukraine crisis: Who killed rebel leaders Alexei Mozgovoy and Alexandr 'Batman' Bednov?". International Business Times. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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