Standalone/2018 Ukrainian coup d'état

2018 Ukrainian coup d'état
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) Location Ukraine Result Coup d'état successful End of civilian rule and imposition of military rule President Petro Poroshenko deposed and detained 24 deputies killed, many more detained Verkhovna Rada dissolved State of emergency declared for a period of six months Nadiya Savchenko's assumption of the role of President of the Committee for National Unity Andriy Parubiy's ascension to the office of Acting President New governing body, the Committee for National Unity, established Start of mass protests, civil war and escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Belligerents
Government of Ukraine	Committee for National Unity Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Petro Poroshenko † Andriy Parubiy	Nadiya Savchenko Volodymyr Ruban Denis Pushilin