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===Donbas war===
===Donbas war===
The [[Donbas war]] began in 2014 when the [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected president of Ukraine.<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/</ref> [[President Viktor Yanukovych]]'s election had been certified by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was the first democratically elected official overthrown in a violent revolution in recent memory. The U.S.-backed [[coup]] was accomplished with the aid of anti-Russian [[neo-Nazi]]s in Ukraine. It was an unconstitutional [[regime change]].
The [[Donbas war]] began in 2014 when the [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected president of Ukraine.<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/</ref> [[President Viktor Yanukovych]]'s election had been certified by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was the first democratically elected official overthrown in a violent revolution in recent memory. The U.S.-backed [[coup]] was accomplished with the aid of anti-Russian [[neo-Nazi]]s in Ukraine. It was an unconstitutional [[regime change]].
[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk during the 8 years of the [[Donbas war]].]]
[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|right|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>]]
[[Crimea]] held a referendum and rejoined Russia rather than live under an illegal government. However, Russia did not accept the results of the [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] referendums in the Don River Basin, collectively known as Donbas. [[Donetsk]] and [[Luhansk]] declared independence from [[Kyiv]] and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
[[Crimea]] held a referendum and rejoined Russia rather than live under an illegal government. However, Russia did not accept the results of the [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] referendums in the Don River Basin, collectively known as Donbas. [[Donetsk]] and [[Luhansk]] declared independence from [[Kyiv]] and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.