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[[File:Donbass.png|thumb|Highlighted region before the 2022 Russian Invasion: Donbass; Red: | [[File:Donbass.png|thumb|Highlighted region before the 2022 Russian Invasion: Donbass; Red: Areas under control of DPR and LPR before Special Military Operation]] | ||
'''Donbass''', also stylized as '''Donbas''', (Russian: Донбасс; Ukrainian: Донбас) is a region in eastern [[Europe]]. It includes | '''Donbass''', also stylized as '''Donbas''', (Russian: Донбасс; Ukrainian: Донбас) is a region in eastern [[Europe]]. It includes the [[Russian Federation|Russian]] subjects of the [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk]] and [[Luhansk People's Republic|Luhansk]] people's republics.<ref group="lower-alpha">Even though they are called "people's republics", they are not Marxist-Leninist polities.</ref> There has been a war in Donbass since 2014 between the People's Republics and the Ukrainian government.<ref>{{News citation|author=Peter Leonard|date=2014-04-14|title=Yet another government building, military airport seized in east Ukraine|newspaper=Yahoo News Canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414125950/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-special-forces-sent-eastern-city-retake-buildings-082049113.html|archive-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> Most people in Donbass speak Russian as their primary language.<ref>{{News citation|title=About number and composition population of UKRAINE by All-Ukrainian population census'2001 data|url=http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/|newspaper=State Statistics Committee of Ukraine}}</ref> The region of Donbas was also included in [[Federal State of New Russia|Novorossiya]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140608053925/http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia/ Welcome to New Russia]</ref> | ||
== History == | |||
In 2014, the people of Donbass took up arms against the [[2014 Ukrainian coup d'etat|coup government of Ukraine]] and declared secession from the country. In response, the Ukrainian government launched the [[Siege of Donbass]] and began a heavy bombardment of the region's civilians population.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0yFJ80Btcs&t=403s US Government & Media Are Lying About Russia-Ukraine]</ref> | |||
During the [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|2022 Special Military Operation]], the Russian army was welcomed as liberators.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sonja Van den Ende|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary to Western Media Depictions|date=2022-08-10|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/08/10/russians-welcomed-as-liberators-in-many-eastern-ukrainian-cities-contrary-to-western-media-depictions/}}</ref> | |||
On September 30th, 2022, after a referendum,<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[RT]]|title=‘I can’t imagine our future differently’: Donbass residents explain why they voted to join Russia|date=2022-9-30|url=https://www.rt.com/russia/563764-they-voted-to-join-russia/|retrieved=2022-9-30}}</ref> both the People's Republics that constituted the Donbass region joined the Russian Federation and were given the status of [[Federal subjects of the Russian Federation|federal subjects]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[RT]]|title=Putin signs treaties on accession of former Ukrainian regions to Russia|date=2022-9-30|url=https://www.rt.com/russia/563736-donbass-republics-join-russia/|retrieved=2022-9-30}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 2 February 2023
Donbass, also stylized as Donbas, (Russian: Донбасс; Ukrainian: Донбас) is a region in eastern Europe. It includes the Russian subjects of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics.[a] There has been a war in Donbass since 2014 between the People's Republics and the Ukrainian government.[1] Most people in Donbass speak Russian as their primary language.[2] The region of Donbas was also included in Novorossiya.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
In 2014, the people of Donbass took up arms against the coup government of Ukraine and declared secession from the country. In response, the Ukrainian government launched the Siege of Donbass and began a heavy bombardment of the region's civilians population.[4]
During the 2022 Special Military Operation, the Russian army was welcomed as liberators.[5]
On September 30th, 2022, after a referendum,[6] both the People's Republics that constituted the Donbass region joined the Russian Federation and were given the status of federal subjects.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Peter Leonard (2014-04-14). Yet another government building, military airport seized in east Ukraine Yahoo News Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "About number and composition population of UKRAINE by All-Ukrainian population census'2001 data". State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.
- ↑ Welcome to New Russia
- ↑ US Government & Media Are Lying About Russia-Ukraine
- ↑ Sonja Van den Ende (2022-08-10). "Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary to Western Media Depictions" CovertAction Magazine.
- ↑ "‘I can’t imagine our future differently’: Donbass residents explain why they voted to join Russia" (2022-9-30). RT. Retrieved 2022-9-30.
- ↑ "Putin signs treaties on accession of former Ukrainian regions to Russia" (2022-9-30). RT. Retrieved 2022-9-30.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Even though they are called "people's republics", they are not Marxist-Leninist polities.