The Russian-led militants of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luh...
wikipedia - 04 Oct 2022The Russian-led militants of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic declared independence from Ukraine in 2014.[29][30] Pro-Russian separatists held independence referendums in May 2014.[31] After invading Ukraine in February 2022, Russia started preparations to hold referendums in occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk.[32]