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In early December 2021 it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed 125,000 troops, half of its forces, against the predominantly Russian speaking Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to-donbass-conflict-zone</ref>  More than 600,000 Russian citizens reside in Donbas.<ref>http://uawire.org/kremlin-almost-640-000-donbas-residents-received-russian-passports</ref>

In early December 2021 it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed 125,000 troops, half of its forces, against the predominantly Russian speaking Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to-donbass-conflict-zone</ref>  More than 600,000 Russian citizens reside in Donbas.<ref>http://uawire.org/kremlin-almost-640-000-donbas-residents-received-russian-passports</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 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 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>}}

The Donbass war is not what Americans think of as a 21st century war.  It is a [[World War II]] type conflict, with two well-equipped, capable, real armies fighting each other for control of towns, villages, and fortifications.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/03/27/final-battle-for-the-donbass-takes-shape/</ref>

The Donbass war is not what Americans think of as a 21st century war.  It is a [[World War II]] type conflict, with two well-equipped, capable, real armies fighting each other for control of towns, villages, and fortifications.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/03/27/final-battle-for-the-donbass-takes-shape/</ref>