War in Donbas (2014–2022)

The war in Donbas,^{[note 1]} 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 and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine. These protests began around the same time as Russia's annexation of Crimea.^[1]

War In Donbas (2014–2022) Media

Pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk, 9 March 2014
Pro-Russian paramilitaries occupying Sloviansk city council, 14 April 2014
Pro-Russian insurgents occupying the Sloviansk city administration building, 14 April 2014
Mariupol police headquarters burnt-out after heavy fighting.
The barricade outside the Donetsk RSA with a slogan that asks the EU and US to "go home", alluding to claims of a Western intervention
A pro-separatist rally in Sloviansk, 9 May 2014
A standoff between pro-Russian activists and Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, 9 May 2014
Church of the Holy Epiphany in Karlivka on 23 May
A separatist barricade in Luhansk city, April 2014
Vostok Battalion members dismantling the barricade at Donetsk RSA on 3 June 2014