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Donetsk People's RepublicДонецкая народная республика
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Location of Donetsk in Ukraine
Capitaland largest city	Donetsk
Proposed state
• Letter of intent	7 April 2014
• Referendum	27 April 2014
Area
• Total	26,517 km (10,238 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate	4,356,392

The Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Донецкая народная республика) is a proposed sovereign state that would be established following a referendum. Plans to create the Republic started on April 7, 2014.

History

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. 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.

The Regional Administration Building is currently occupied. Authorities of the People's Republic 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 ." Additionally, the new administration has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian peacekeepers to the region.

See Also

• Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic

References

1. http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/04/donetsk-declares-peoples-republic-ukraine/360249/
2. "Donetsk activists proclaim region's independence from Ukraine". RT. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014. "The Donetsk Republic is to be created within the administrative borders of the Donetsk region. This decision will come into effect after the referendum," the statement said.
3. "Protests in eastern Ukraine aimed at bringing in Russian troops, warns PM". Reuters. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
4. "Ukrainian city of Donetsk epitomizes country's crisis". CBS News. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
5. "Oligarch tries to stamp Kiev authority on restive east". The Financial Times. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
6. ^ "Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine". RT News. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
7. ^ "Regional legislators proclaim industrial center Donetsk People's Republic". ITAR-TASS. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.

• Current events from April 2014
• History of Donetsk Oblast
• 2014 in Ukraine
• Unrecognized or largely unrecognized states
• Disputed territories in Europe
• Russian-speaking countries and territories
• Secession in Ukraine