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On February 21, 2022 the [[Russian Federation]] recognized the sovereign independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk Republics.
On February 21, 2022 the [[Russian Federation]] recognized the sovereign independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk Republics.
==History==
Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence after the 2014 U.S.-backed Maidan coup in Kyiv that overthrew democratically-elected President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] on Febreuary 21, 2014. On the next day Ukrsainian Rada, with only opposition leaders present, impeached Yanukovych.
After anti-Russian language laws were passed by the [[coup]] government, hand-picked by [[Victorias Nuland]] of the [[United States]], and after [[neo-Nazi]]s burned dozens of people alive in a building in [[Odessa]] on May 3, 2014, both Lugansk and Donetsk declared independence nine days later on May 12.
The coup government launched a civil war against the separatists, whom they called “terrorists.” In essence the Donbass was defending their democratic rights to vote, as a majority of the region voted for Yanukovych, in an election certified by the [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] (OSCE).
==Demographics==
==Demographics==