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Луганская Народная Республика | |
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Motto: Луганск, сила и свобода Lugansk, strong and free | |
| Capital and largest city | Lugansk |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Government | Republic |
• Head | Leonid Pasechnik |
• Prime Minister | Sergey Kozlov |
| History | |
• Established | 27 April 2014 |
• Declaration of Independence | 12 May 2014 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,377 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,464,039 |
The Lugansk People's Republic, also known as the Luhansk People's Republic, is an unrecognized state in Eastern Europe. After Ukraine's fascist coup in 2014,[1] it seceded from Ukraine along with the Donetsk People's Republic.[2]
References
- ↑ Timothy Heritage, Pavel Polityuk (2014-02-22). "Ukraine parliament removes Yanukovich, who flees Kiev in "coup"" El Economista. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ↑ Oksana Grytsenko (2014-04-12). "Armed pro-Russian insurgents in Luhansk say they are ready for police raid" Kyiv Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-17.