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The People's Republic of Donetsk (Russian: Донецкая народная республика) is a breakaway administration declared on April 7, 2014, that is currently occupying the Regional Administration Building in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. 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 Russian Federation" will be held "no later than ."
De-facto the region is known as part of Ukraine, as Donetsk Oblast.
References
- "Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine". RT News. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- "Regional legislators proclaim industrial center Donetsk People's Republic". ITAR-TASS. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.