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| − | The '''Donbas war''' began with the 2014 [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the [[democratically]] elected government of [[Ukraine]] | + | The '''Donbas war''' began with the 2014 [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected government of [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/</ref> Following the upheaval, [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] in the Don River Basin (or Donbas) of [[Eastern Europe]] declared their independence from [[Kyiv]] and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, collectively known as the Donbass region. |
Since 2014, the region has been at war with Kyiv. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements. | Since 2014, the region has been at war with Kyiv. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements. | ||
Revision as of 10:15, February 18, 2022
The Donbas war began with the 2014 Obama administration-backed Maidan coup which overthrew the democratically elected government of Ukraine.[1] Following the upheaval, Donetsk and Lugansk in the Don River Basin (or Donbas) of Eastern Europe declared their independence from Kyiv and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, collectively known as the Donbass region.
Since 2014, the region has been at war with Kyiv. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements.
Allegations of genocide
In February 2022 Russia accused Ukraine's military of committing "crimes against residents of the eastern Donbas region" in a report filed with the United Nations.[2] The Russian news outlet Sputnik reported that the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation after the discovery of mass graves of civilians in Donbass. "The remains of at least 295 civilians who died as a result of indiscriminate shelling by Ukrainian armed forces in 2014 were exhumed from them. It is already known that among the remains there are bodies of women of different ages," a statement from the committee said.[3] Russian President Vladimir Putin called the events in Donbass a "genocide,"[4] saying that the Ukrainian government continues to violate human rights, including by legalizing the discrimination of the Russian-speaking population in the country. On January 16, 2022 Tass reported that Ukraine mandated all print media are to switch to the Ukrainian language.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/
- ↑ https://theweek.com/russia/1010313/russia-in-report-to-un-again-accuses-ukraine-of-genocide-amid-shelling-in-donbas
- ↑ https://sputniknews.com/20220216/russia-opens-criminal-case-after-discovery-of-mass-graves-of-civilians-in-donbass-1093089542.html
- ↑ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russian-documents-level-genocide-allegation-against-ukraine-in-eastern-donbas-region-11645114453
- ↑ https://tass.com/world/1388729