Declaration
Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republic" declarations, 2014
Pro-Russian activists proclaimed separatist "people's republics" in Donetsk and Luhansk amid the broader 2014 crisis in Ukraine.
What happened
On 7 April 2014, pro-Russian activists proclaimed the "Donetsk People's Republic" from within Donetsk's regional government building; on 27 April 2014, a similar group proclaimed the "Luhansk People's Republic," demanding amnesty, official status for the Russian language, and a referendum on Luhansk's status.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: On 7 April 2014, pro-Russian activists proclaimed the "Donetsk People's Republic" from within Donetsk's regional government building; on 27 April 2014, a similar group proclaimed the "Luhansk People's Republic," demanding amnesty, official status for the Russian language, and a referendum on Luhansk's status.
- International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic (Wikipedia) link, Declarations section. Source record