Luhansk People's Republic
Luhansk People’s Republic was a partially recognised state in the Donbas region of Ukraine. When the War in Donbass started in 2014, a few hundred separatists proclaimed it in part of the Luhansk Oblast. Luhansk Oblast is to the east of Ukraine, at the Ukrainian border with Russia. Approximately at the same time, other rebels formed the Donetsk People's Republic in Donetsk Oblast. In both parts, there are many ethnic Russians. There was a claim that Russia helped start these unrecognized states. The country is loyal to Russia.
Luhansk People's Republic
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 Territory (in green) claimed and controlled by LPR as of July 2022 | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Luhansk | ||||||||
| Official languages | Russian[1] | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic Puppet state of the Russian Federation | ||||||||
• Head | Leonid Pasechnik | ||||||||
| Legislature | People's Council | ||||||||
| De facto independence from Ukraine | |||||||||
| 27 April 2014 | |||||||||
| 11 May 2014 | |||||||||
• Recognised by Russia | 21 February 2022 | ||||||||
• Full control of claimed territory | 3 July 2022[improper synthesis?] | ||||||||
| 30 September 2022 | |||||||||
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• 2017 estimate | 1,400,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Russian ruble (most common); Ukrainian hryvnia (less common); euro, U.S. dollar (legal but rarely used) as of 2015[2] | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+3[3] | ||||||||
| Calling code | +7 959[4][5][6] | ||||||||
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In 2022 Russia, Syria and DPRK officially recognised the state along with the Donetsk People's Republic, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
In late 2022, the Luhansk People's Republic became a federal subject of Russia alongside three other occupied oblasts. Most of the international community agrees that Luhansk legally belongs to Ukraine.
Luhansk People's Republic Media
The occupation of the Security Service of Ukraine building in Luhansk
A Luhansk People's Republic People's Militia member in June 2014
A demonstration in Luhansk, 1 May 2014
Valery Bolotov proclaims the Act of Independence of the Luhansk People's Republic, 12 May 2014
A ballot paper sample for the referendum: "Do you support the declaration of state independence of the Lugansk People's Republic? Yes or No"
A ruined electronics shop in Luhansk. August 2015
Chemical plant Azot in Sievierodonetsk after Russian shelling.
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik during the signing ceremony of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic
Emblem of the People's Militia
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References
- ↑ (in ru). 3 June 2020. https://www.interfax.ru/world/711580. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "The War republics in the Donbas one year after the outbreak of the conflict". 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Russia Abandons Year-Round Summer Time. 2 July 2014. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-abandons-year-round-daylight-saving-time-24378099. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ Абоненты мобильных операторов ДНР и ЛНР включены в российский план нумерации +7. Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media (Russia). 7 May 2022. https://digital.gov.ru/ru/events/41555/. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ Абонентам ДНР и ЛНР выделили телефонный код российской системы нумерации. TASS. 7 May 2022. https://tass.ru/obschestvo/14570181. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ ЛНР полностью перейдет на телефонный код России +7 в июле. TASS. 17 May 2022. https://tass.ru/obschestvo/14649463. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
Other websites
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