What is War in Donbas (2014–2022)?
{{Campaignbox Russo-Ukrainian War}} The '''war in Donbas''',{{refn|group=note|{{lang-uk|Війна на Донбасі}}, {{lang-ru|Война на Донбассе}}}} or the '''Donbas War''', is an armed conflict in the [[Donbas]] region of [[Ukraine]], part of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]. In March 2014, after the [[Euromaidan]] protest movement, protests by pro-Russian, anti-government [[separatist]] groups took place in the [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]] and [[Luhansk Oblast|Luhansk]] [[oblast]]s of Ukraine. These protests began around the same time as Russia's [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexation of Crimea]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grytsenko |first=Oksana |date=12 April 2014 |title=Armed pro-Russian insurgents in Luhansk say they are ready for police raid |work=Kyiv Post |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/armed-pro-russian-insurgents-in-luhansk-say-they-are-ready-for-police-raid-343167.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412131249/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/armed-pro-russian-insurgents-in-luhansk-say-they-are-ready-for-police-raid-343167.html |archive-date=12 April 2014}}</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2014 in Europe]] [[Category:Russo-Ukrainian War]]