What is Donetsk People's Republic?
{{Infobox country | conventional_long_name = Donetsk People's Republic | native_name = Донецкая Народная Республика ([[Russian language|Russian]]) | image_flag = Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg | image_coat = Coat of Arms of the Donetsk People's Republic.svg | anthem = <br />[[National anthem of Donetsk People's Republic|Национальный гимн Донецкой Народной Республики]]<br /><small>National anthem of Donetsk People's Republic</small> | image_map = Location of Donetsk People's Republic.png | capital = [[Donetsk]] | leader_title1 = Head of the Donetsk People's Republic | leader_name1 = [[Denis Pushilin]] | leader_title2 = Prime minister | leader_name2 = [[Vitaliy Khotsenko]] | established_event1 = Unrecognized independence from [[Ukraine]] | established_date1 = 12 may 2014 | established_event2 = Annexation by Russia | established_date2 = 30 september 2022 | status = [[Unrecognised state|Unrecognised]] [[puppet state]] of [[Russia]] | life_span = 2014–2022 | p1 = Novorossiya (confederation){{!}}Novorossiya | s1 = Russia | flag_p1 = War flag of Novorussia.svg | flag_s1 = Flag of Russia.svg }} The '''Donetsk People’s Republic''' was a [[List of states with limited recognition|partially recognised country]] in the [[Donbas]] region of [[Ukraine]]. It is now a [[Federal subjects of Russia|region in Russia]]. When the [[War in Donbas]] started in [[2014]], a few hundred pro-[[Russia|Russian]] [[Separatism|separatists]] declared that the [[Donetsk Oblast]] was an independent country. Donetsk Oblast is all to the east of Ukraine, at the border with [[Russia]]. In both parts, there are many ethnic Russians. Russia aided the start of these non-recognised states. == History == In 2014, following a referendum, Crimea was reunified with Russia, reflecting the desires of the majority of