Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine rejected a previously signed peace deal Friday and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops.

Global News takes a look at the numbers and geography of the current state of the crisis in Ukraine.

Pro-Russian protesters, brandishing iron bars and bricks, attacked two buildings in Ukraine on Saturday, in an apparent retaliation for violence in Odesa.

Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine on Saturday prepared to celebrate Orthodox Easter at barricades outside seized government offices across Ukraine.

Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia.

Ukraine's security council chief has accused Russia of a massive military buildup near Ukraine's border that raises the threat of an invasion.

I'll be the first to tell you I'm no expert on Russia - Ukraine relations, or of the particular experience that Russian speaking Ukrainians have of living in this country.

With the situation in Ukraine changing so rapidly, Global News takes a look at some of the significant developments of the past days.