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Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, primarily the People's Militias of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), [nb 1] were pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. They were under the overall control of the Russian Federation. [5] They were also referred to as Russian proxy ...
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 minority. [ 8 ] On December 4, thirteen days after the beginning of Euromaidan, around 15,000 people gathered at a pro-Yanukovych rally in Donetsk, though many of these ...
The Ukrainians and the pro-Russian separatists each accused the other of attacks. [209] [210] There was a sharp increase in artillery shelling by the Russian-led militants in Donbas, which was considered by Ukraine and its supporters to be an attempt to provoke the Ukrainian army or create a pretext for invasion.
Clashes between government forces and pro-Russian groups escalated in early May when the city administration building was briefly retaken by the Ukrainian National Guard. The pro-Russian forces quickly took the building back. [153] Militants then launched an attack on a local police station, leading the Ukrainian government to send in military ...
The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian ...
Demonstrations by pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian activists in Kharkiv continued throughout the month of March. These included pro-Russian gatherings of up to 5,000 people. [225] Despite this, the city remained relatively calm until 15 March, when two people were killed in a shootout between Ukrainian nationalists and pro-Russian activists.
[6] Vzgylad called Vostok "one of the most professional" units of the Donetsk People's Republic militia. [2] In early June 2014, the Vostok Battalion was described by Reuters journalist Gabriela Baczynska as a "well-organized" and "heavily armed" unit that was "seeking to lead" the pro-Russian separatist cause.
Russian flag over the Kharkiv City Council.. Russian sabotage in Ukraine is a set of actions planned, organized, and implemented by Russian special services in Ukraine with the help of local Russian agents of influence, pro-Russian separatists, trained political tourists from Russia, Russian saboteurs, and FSB officers since the end of February 2014.