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Every place Geo History mentions in "The Russo-Ukrainian War Explained on a Map", mapped
// THE CRUX The war between Russia and Ukraine stems from decades of post-Soviet geopolitical divergence, culminating in a prolonged conflict with severe human, territorial, and global economic consequences.
58 places, in order of mention
| 00:03 | Russia | the year of the fall of the USSR |
| 00:09 | Ukraine | including Ukraine where during a referendum |
| 00:27 | Belarus | Ukraine Belarus and Kazakhstan sign an agreement |
| 00:29 | Kazakhstan | and Kazakhstan sign an agreement with Russia |
| 00:32 | United States | the United States and the United Kingdom |
| 00:34 | United Kingdom | and the United Kingdom to dismantle their Soviet |
| 00:55 | Black Sea | share of the former Soviet Black Sea fleet |
| 01:43 | Sevastopol | the strategic port of Sevastopol until 2017 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Ukraine | Eastern Ukraine inherits a significant portion of Soviet |
| 03:26 | Europe | half of the gas consumed in Europe |
| 03:54 | Kyiv | Massive demonstrations then erupt in Kyiv |
| 04:16 | Baltic Sea | a pipeline in the Baltic Sea allowing Europe |
| 05:20 | Georgia | Ukraine and Georgia will one day be members |
| 05:21 | Bucharest | 2008 Bucharest NATO summit |
| 08:54 | Crimea | In the Autonomous Republic of Crimea |
| 09:07 | Simferopol | seize the parliament and the airport of Simferopol |
| 10:39 | Donetsk | separatists in Donetsk proclaim the Donetsk People's Republic |
| 10:57 | Luhansk | Luhansk People's Republic is proclaimed in turn |
| 11:41 | Odesa | In Odesa violent clashes occur |
| 12:32 | Mariupol | counter-offensive is launched towards Mariupol |
| 12:38 | Minsk | Minsk Protocol 2014 |
| 14:05 | Turkey | supply Europe via Turkey |
| 14:11 | Germany | supply to Germany |
| 14:16 | Crimean Bridge | construction of the Crimean Bridge |
| 15:07 | Kerch Strait | cross the Kerch Strait to export its goods |
| 15:16 | Sea of Azov | free navigation in the Sea of Azov |
| 20:45 | Kherson | Crimea towards Kherson |
| 20:47 | Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv then Odesa |
| 20:52 | Belgorod | from Belgorod towards Kharkiv |
| 20:54 | Kharkiv | Kharkiv Ukraine's second largest city |
| 21:44 | Hostomel Airport | seize the Hostomel Airport as quickly as possible |
| 22:24 | Transnistria | reaching Transnistria a pro-Russian separatist territory |
| 22:28 | Moldova | territory located in Moldova |
| 23:36 | Dnieper River | over the Dnipro River |
| 25:06 | Chernobyl | linking Chernobyl to Ivankiv |
| 25:07 | Ivankiv | to Ivankiv as the bridges have been destroyed |
| 25:54 | Japan | Japan and South Korea suspend exports |
| 25:56 | South Korea | and South Korea suspend exports of strategic materials |
| 28:26 | Melitopol | Russian forces seize Melitopol |
| 28:29 | Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant | and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant |
| 28:51 | Syria | foreign volunteers notably in Syria |
| 29:10 | Berdiansk | in the port of Berdiansk |
| 30:05 | Chernihiv | offensives in Kyiv and Chernihiv |
| 30:12 | Bucha | the population of Bucha has suffered a massacre |
| 30:46 | Lysychansk | Ukrainian troops defending Lysychansk must retreat |
| 30:56 | Bakhmut | defensive line around Bakhmut |
| 38:48 | Rostov-on-Don | seizes the headquarters in Rostov-on-Don without a fight |
| 38:53 | Moscow | sends his troops towards Moscow |
| 39:18 | Saint Petersburg | flying from Moscow to Saint Petersburg |
| 42:02 | Kursk Oblast | surprise offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast |
| 42:29 | North Korea | soldiers from North Korea who are sent to the front |
| 43:24 | Athens | US ships in Greek ports |
| 43:52 | Jeddah | in Jeddah Saudi Arabia without inviting Ukraine |
| 49:06 | China | sales to India and China with a new pipeline |
| 49:07 | India | to India and China with a new pipeline to China |
| 49:16 | Dubai | registered in Dubai and sailing under flags of convenience |
| 51:44 | Sweden | with Sweden and Finland once neutral countries |
| 51:45 | Finland | Sweden and Finland once neutral countries now having joined |