Pierre Crom

  • Ukraine
    • Winter 2025, the betrayal
    • Year 11, the long war
    • Winter 2023-24
    • Zaporizhzhia
    • [TSE NASHE]
    • O.C. South
    • Russia invades Ukraine further
    • winter 2016
    • summer 2015
    • spring 2015
    • winter 2015
    • summer 2014
    • MH17
    • Donbas 2014
    • Crimea 2014
  • War in Ukraine
  • War in Ukraine on Google Maps
  • Subjectio
  • Subjectio on Google Maps
  • Amaranthine
  • Anticamera /antechamber/
  • R.S.
  • Contact
  • Biography
  • Aesthetics

In early 2014, a series of rapid developments unfolded in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Parliament voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from office due to widespread protests and allegations of corruption, eventually leading to a call for new elections.

In the southern Ukrainian city of Sevastopol, a pro-Russian mayor had been installed, raising concerns about potential separatist sentiments fueled by the Kremlin's influence.

Prior to these events, political agreements had allowed the establishment of Russian military bases in Crimea. Backed by pro-Russian civilian militias, Russia intensified its control over the region. Russian soldiers engaged in negotiations with Ukrainian national forces, moving from one Ukrainian army base to the next. Tensions escalated as pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protest groups confronted each other, resulting in casualties on both sides.

Following the storming of the regional Ukrainian parliament by Russian forces, a staged referendum on the future of Crimea was declared. The fraudulent outcome favored Crimea's separation from Ukraine, and within four weeks, Crimea transitioned to become a part of the Russian Federation.

Sevastopol, March 07, 2014 - Russian soldiers without insignia surround  a Ukrainian military base. © Pierre Crom

Simferopol, March 16, 2014 - People cast their ballot during a staged referendum to decide whether Crimea should become part of Russia. © Pierre Crom

Simferopol, March 20, 2014 - Russian forces meet with a Ukrainian officer (2nd from the left) outside a Ukrainian military base. © Pierre Crom