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On April 6, the day before the People's Republic was declared, pro-Russian protesters stormed and occupied the Donetsk Oblast Administration (RSA) building, the headquarters of the local regional 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>
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The Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Доне́цкая наро́дная респу́блика) is the name chosen by some pro-Russian activists in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk who want independence from Ukraine. The People's Republic authorities announced that a referendum will take place to join the Russian Federation "no later than ." Additionally, the new administration has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian peacekeepers to the region..
The Donetsk People's Republic lawmakers at work
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On April 6, the day before the People's Republic was declared, pro-Russian protesters stormed and occupied the Donetsk Oblast Administration (RSA) building, the headquarters of the local regional government that had stayed loyal to Kiev. Similar attempts to seize the RSA building have been occurring since pro-Russian protests began in the Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine in the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Pro-Russian protesters previously occupied the Donetsk RSA from March 1 to March 6, before being ousted by the Security Service of Ukraine.
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