[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|left|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk during the 8 years of the [[Donbas war]].<ref>https://youtu.be/zlrYBnttnt4</ref>]]
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{{See also|Donbas war}}
{{See also|Donbas war}}
During the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] many inhabitants of the city wanted to join [[Russia]]. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was stored by separatist resistance fighters.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210</ref> On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "Republic of Donetsk".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea</ref> It was only recognized by [[South Ossetia]].<ref>http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110</ref> Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city.
During the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] many inhabitants of the city wanted to join [[Russia]]. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was stored by separatist resistance fighters.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210</ref> On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "Republic of Donetsk".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea</ref> It was only recognized by [[South Ossetia]].<ref>http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110</ref> Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city.
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[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|left|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk during the 8 years of the [[Donbas war]].<ref>https://youtu.be/zlrYBnttnt4</ref>]]
[[Hromadske TV]] media is one of the most-watched networks in Ukraine. Hromadske is funded by the [[Dutch]] and US Embassies in Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the European Endowment for Democracy, and Free Press Unlimited. [[Silicon Valley]] [[oligarch]] Pierre Omidary was also involved in creating the outlet.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/</ref> Hromadske hosted Ukrainian Nazi journalist Bogdan Boutkevitch<ref>https://beyondhighbrow.com/2014/08/03/us-supported-ukrainian-nazi-calls-for-killing-1-5-novorussians/</ref> during the Maidan coup demanding [[genocide]] of ethnic Russians saying Donbas,
[[Hromadske TV]] media is one of the most-watched networks in Ukraine. Hromadske is funded by the [[Dutch]] and US Embassies in Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the European Endowment for Democracy, and Free Press Unlimited. [[Silicon Valley]] [[oligarch]] Pierre Omidary was also involved in creating the outlet.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/</ref> Hromadske hosted Ukrainian Nazi journalist Bogdan Boutkevitch<ref>https://beyondhighbrow.com/2014/08/03/us-supported-ukrainian-nazi-calls-for-killing-1-5-novorussians/</ref> during the Maidan coup demanding [[genocide]] of ethnic Russians saying Donbas,
{{quotebox-float|"is severely overpopulated with people nobody has any use for. Trust me I know what I am saying. If we take, for example, just Donetsk oblast, there are approximately 4 million inhabitants, at least 1.5 million of them are superfluous. We don't need to "understand" Donbass, we need to understand Ukrainian national interests. Donbass must be exploited as a resource, which it is. I don't claim to have a quick solution recipe, but the most important thing that must be done - no matter how cruel it may sound, there is a certain category of people that MUST BE EXTERMINATED.<ref>https://youtu.be/S9SOVarOFJk</ref>}}
{{quotebox-float|"is severely overpopulated with people nobody has any use for. Trust me I know what I am saying. If we take, for example, just Donetsk oblast, there are approximately 4 million inhabitants, at least 1.5 million of them are superfluous. We don't need to "understand" Donbass, we need to understand Ukrainian national interests. Donbass must be exploited as a resource, which it is. I don't claim to have a quick solution recipe, but the most important thing that must be done - no matter how cruel it may sound, there is a certain category of people that MUST BE EXTERMINATED.<ref>https://youtu.be/S9SOVarOFJk</ref>}}