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==History==
==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.
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 the Ukrainian Rada, with only opposition leaders present, impeached Yanukovych.
After anti-Russian language laws were passed by the [[coup]] government, hand-picked by [[Victoria 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.
After anti-Russian language laws were passed by the [[coup]] government, hand-picked by [[Victoria 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).
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).
===Odessa Trade Unions House massacre===
On April 16, 2014 ''[[Forbes]]'' reported Obama CIA Dir. [[John Brennan]]'s visited Ukraine.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2014/04/16/why-cia-director-brennan-visited-kiev-in-ukraine-the-covert-war-has-begun/#248cdd8510cb</ref> Two weeks later on May 2, 2014 Ukrainian nationalists murdered at least 42 Russians<ref>https://www.opednews.com/populum/pagem.php?f=Odessa--the-First-Pogrom-by-George-Eliason-Activism-Anti-War_Civil-Disobedience_Class-War_Obama-Warmonger-140507-595.html</ref> most burnt alive in the Odessa Trades Union Building. The bodies were removed and buried in secret. Survivors of the fire inside the building were executed with bullets to the head. Some were beaten to death with clubs when they jumped from Windows of the burning building. A pregnant woman was strangled.<ref>http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/05/videos-photos-odessan-massacre-done.html</ref>
==Demographics==
==Demographics==