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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]].]]
[[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.
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>}}