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| {{Infobox country | |||
| |conventional_long_name=People's Republic of Donetsk | |||
| |native_name=Донецкая народная республика | |||
| |common_name=Donetsk | |||
| |image_flag=Флаг Интердвижения Донбасса.svg | |||
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| |image_map=Map of Ukraine political simple Oblast Donezk.png | |||
| |map_caption = Location of Donetsk in Ukraine | |||
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| |sovereignty_type = Establishment | |||
| |established_event1 = ] | |||
| |established_date1 = 7 April 2014 | |||
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| The ''']''' (Russian: '''Донецкая народная республика''') is an ] ] declared on April 7, 2014, that is currently occupying the Regional Administration Building in ], ]. The People's Republic of Donetsk have announced a referendum on independence from Ukraine and "whether or not the region should get incorporated in to the ]" will be held "no later than ."<ref name="rtapril7">{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/donetsk-republic-protestukraine-841/|title=Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine|publisher=RT News|date=2014-04-07|accessdate=2014-04-07}}</ref><ref name="itartassapril7">{{cite news|url=http://en.itar-tass.com/world/726779|title=Regional legislators proclaim industrial center Donetsk People’s Republic|publisher=ITAR-TASS|date=2014-04-07|accessdate=2014-04-07}}</ref> Additionally, the new administration has appealed to Russian President ] to send Russian peacekeepers to the region.<ref name=rtapril7/><ref name=itartassapril7/> | |||
| On April 6, the day before the People's Republic was declared, pro-Russian protesters stormed and occupied the building, which was previously occupied by the local government that had stayed loyal to Kiev.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/07/us-ukraine-crisis-storm-idUSBREA350B420140407|title=Protests in eastern Ukraine aimed at bringing in Russian troops, warns PM|publisher=Reuters|date=2014-04-07|accessdate=2014-04-07}}</ref> Similar attempts to seize the RSA building have been occurring since ] began in the ] and ] regions of Ukraine in the wake of the ]. Pro-Russian protesters previously occupied the Donetsk RSA from March 1 to March 6, before being ousted by the ].<ref name="march6cbs">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrainian-city-of-donetsk-epitomizes-countrys-crisis/|title=Ukrainian city of Donetsk epitomizes country's crisis|publisher=CBS News|date=2014-03-06|accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c427c7dc-a558-11e3-8070-00144feab7de.html#axzz2vFkRuWdS|title=Oligarch tries to stamp Kiev authority on restive east|publisher=The Financial Times|date=2014-03-06|accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref> | |||
| De jure the region is part of ], as ]. | |||
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