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Capture of Donetsk (2014)
The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk was captured by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 during widespread unrest following the pro-European revolution of Dignity in the capital city of Kyiv in February. As a result, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was promulgated, and Donetsk served as its capital. Since the Capture of Donetsk, the DPR has received no international recognition from any United Nations member state except Russia.
As of now, Russia remains in full control of the city after annexing the DPR (as part of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine), with Russian and Ukrainian forces still fighting in the area.
History of separatism within the Donetsk stretches back to 2005, where the organization Donetsk Republic was founded after Viktor Yushchenko came to power. It set the goal of forming the Donetsk Federal Republic, and began to collect signatures for holding a referendum. Despite a ban, the organization did not stop its activities, conducting jointly with the Communist Party of Ukraine and other pro-Russian movements separatist actions.
During the pro-EU Euromaidan movement, a pro-Russian opposition movement known as anti-Maidan emerged, particularly in eastern Ukraine, where there was a large Russian speaking population.
On December 4, thirteen days after the beginning of Euromaidan, around 15,000 people gathered at a pro-Yanukovych rally in Donetsk, many of them rode busses to the rally.
On February 18, the revolution of Dignity began in Kyiv. On February 21, following the signing of an agreement between Yanukovych and the opposition, police guarding the government sector of Kyiv withdrew, allowing the opposition to take control. The next day, parliament voted to remove Yanukovych from office. Meanwhile, in Donetsk, a pro-Russian rally was held.
On February 28, pro-Russian activist Pavel Gubarev, leader of the Donbas People's Militia, appeared during a Donetsk City Council meeting and issued an ultimatum to the council to not recognise the new Ukrainian government, which was rejected.
On March 1, 2014, about 10,000–15,000 people gathered for a rally in support of Berkut fighters who killed rioters in Kyiv. The participants of the rally expressed distrust of the head of the Donetsk regional state administration Andrei Shishatsky and announced the commander of the People's Defence of Donbass Pavel Gubarev as their leader. On the same day, the Donetsk City Council initiated a referendum on the status of the Donetsk region, and the initiative of the city council was supported by the Donetsk Regional Council.
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Capture of Donetsk (2014)
The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk was captured by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 during widespread unrest following the pro-European revolution of Dignity in the capital city of Kyiv in February. As a result, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was promulgated, and Donetsk served as its capital. Since the Capture of Donetsk, the DPR has received no international recognition from any United Nations member state except Russia.
As of now, Russia remains in full control of the city after annexing the DPR (as part of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine), with Russian and Ukrainian forces still fighting in the area.
History of separatism within the Donetsk stretches back to 2005, where the organization Donetsk Republic was founded after Viktor Yushchenko came to power. It set the goal of forming the Donetsk Federal Republic, and began to collect signatures for holding a referendum. Despite a ban, the organization did not stop its activities, conducting jointly with the Communist Party of Ukraine and other pro-Russian movements separatist actions.
During the pro-EU Euromaidan movement, a pro-Russian opposition movement known as anti-Maidan emerged, particularly in eastern Ukraine, where there was a large Russian speaking population.
On December 4, thirteen days after the beginning of Euromaidan, around 15,000 people gathered at a pro-Yanukovych rally in Donetsk, many of them rode busses to the rally.
On February 18, the revolution of Dignity began in Kyiv. On February 21, following the signing of an agreement between Yanukovych and the opposition, police guarding the government sector of Kyiv withdrew, allowing the opposition to take control. The next day, parliament voted to remove Yanukovych from office. Meanwhile, in Donetsk, a pro-Russian rally was held.
On February 28, pro-Russian activist Pavel Gubarev, leader of the Donbas People's Militia, appeared during a Donetsk City Council meeting and issued an ultimatum to the council to not recognise the new Ukrainian government, which was rejected.
On March 1, 2014, about 10,000–15,000 people gathered for a rally in support of Berkut fighters who killed rioters in Kyiv. The participants of the rally expressed distrust of the head of the Donetsk regional state administration Andrei Shishatsky and announced the commander of the People's Defence of Donbass Pavel Gubarev as their leader. On the same day, the Donetsk City Council initiated a referendum on the status of the Donetsk region, and the initiative of the city council was supported by the Donetsk Regional Council.
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