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Ukrainian acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on 9 April that the separatist protests in Ukraine's eastern region would be resolved within 48 hours – either through negotiations or the use of force. "There are two opposite ways for resolving this conflict -- a political dialogue and the heavy-handed approach. We are ready for both," he said, according to official news agency Ukrinform. Acting President Olexander Turchynov has already signed a decree to take the Donetsk Regional State Administration "under state protection,"<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/9/7021915/</ref> and has offered amnesty to the separatists if they lay down their arms and surrender.<ref>http://novosti.dn.ua/details/222329/</ref> On the 11th, Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said he was against the use of law enforcement scenarios, "but there is a limit."<ref>http://novosti.dn.ua/details/222442/</ref>
Ukrainian acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on 9 April that the separatist protests in Ukraine's eastern region would be resolved within 48 hours – either through negotiations or the use of force. "There are two opposite ways for resolving this conflict -- a political dialogue and the heavy-handed approach. We are ready for both," he said, according to official news agency Ukrinform. Acting President Olexander Turchynov has already signed a decree to take the Donetsk Regional State Administration "under state protection,"<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/9/7021915/</ref> and has offered amnesty to the separatists if they lay down their arms and surrender.<ref>http://novosti.dn.ua/details/222329/</ref> On the 11th, Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said he was against the use of law enforcement scenarios, "but there is a limit."<ref>http://novosti.dn.ua/details/222442/</ref>


On April 12, unmarked pro-Russian soldiers seized the Interior Ministry office in Donetsk.<ref name=kpslov /> Following negotiations with those in the building, the head of the Donetsk Ministry of Internal Affairs resigned.<ref>{{cite news|title=Сепаратисти змусили керівника Донецької облміліції піти у відставку|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/12/7022201/|newspaper=Ukrainska Pravda|date=12 April 2014}}</ref> The police later denied that the building had been taken, but rather that the building had only been surrounded by pro-Russian protesters.<ref>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/12/7022212/</ref>
On April 12, unmarked pro-Russian soldiers seized the Interior Ministry office in Donetsk.<ref name=kpslov /> Following negotiations with those in the building, the head of the Donetsk Ministry of Internal Affairs resigned.<ref>{{cite news|title=Сепаратисти змусили керівника Донецької облміліції піти у відставку|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/12/7022201/|newspaper=Ukrainska Pravda|date=12 April 2014}}</ref> The police later denied that the building had been taken, but rather that the building had only been surrounded by pro-Russian protesters.<ref>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/12/7022212/</ref> Former Berkut officers, who had been dissolved by the government following their actions during the February revolution, sided with the separatists in Donetsk and spoke to the crowd outside the police department.<ref>http://lifenews.ru/news/131113</ref>
====Militants in other regions on Donetsk Oblast====
====Militants in other regions on Donetsk Oblast====

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The Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Донецкая народная республика, Donetskaya narodnaya respublika) is a self-proclaimed state,[3][4] declared on 7 April 2014 by several hundred activists who currently occupy the Regional Administration Building in Donetsk.[5][6] As of April 10th it still controls the administration building, but has no electricity.[7][8] Donetsk People's Republic has not been recognized by any other state.[7] There is little evidence that the separatists enjoy any public support,[9][10][11] and The New York Times says that many locals consider it a 'crackpot project'.[7]

The building is occupied by the Donetsk Republic organization, a group banned in Ukraine since 2007. The group's leader, Andrei Purgin, was arrested weeks prior on charges of separatism.[12] The political leader of the state is the self-declared People's Governor Pavel Gubarev,[1] who is also currently under arrest on charges of separatism. Gubarev was formerly a member of the neo-Nazi Russian National Unity paramilitary group,[13][14][15][16] as well as the Communist Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine.[17]

According to the Kyiv Post, Most of the protesters are 50 years or older, while inside the building, many of the occupiers are younger but from other cities like Mariupol, Kherson and Mykolaiv. Women are also inside the building.[18] Numerous Russian citizens, including leaders of various far-right militant groups, have also taken part in the events.[19]

Ukraine's Foreign Minister has appealed to Russia to end the series of "provocations" in its eastern regions.[20]

History

Background

Ukrainian Riot Police guarding the entrance to the RSA building on 7 March.
See also: Donetsk Republic (organization)

Similar attempts to seize the RSA building have been occurring since pro-Russian protests began in the Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine in the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Pro-Russian protesters previously occupied the Donetsk RSA from 1 March to 6 March, before being removed by the Security Service of Ukraine.[21][22] According to Ukrainian authorities the seizure of RSA's are part of "a script which has been written in the Russian Federation" to destabilize Ukraine and bring in Russian troops executed by "about 1,500 radicals in each region who spoke with clear Russian accents".[23]

Public opinion

In a poll conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in the first half of February 2014, 33.2% of polled in Donetsk Oblast believed "Ukraine and Russia must unite into a single state".[10]

In an opinion poll taken 14–26 March by the International Republican Institute, 53% of Eastern Ukraine support Ukraine remaining as a unitary state while 4% of Eastern Ukraine support separatism ("divide into several countries").[24]

According to a poll conducted by the Donetsk Institute of Social Research and Policy Analysis, 66% of Donetsk residents view their future in a united Ukraine, 4.7% support separatism, while 18.2% support joining Russia.[25] A second poll conducted 26-29 March showed that 77% of residents condemned the takeover of administrative buildings, while 16% support such actions. Furthermore, 40.8% of Donetsk citizens support rallies for Ukraine's unity, while 26.5% support rallies which are pro-Russia.[9]

While separation support is low, just over a third of polled Donetsk inhabitants identified themselves as "citizens of Ukraine". More preferred "Russian-speaking residents of Ukraine" or "residents of Donbass"[26]. 59% of those polled in eastern Ukraine would like to join a Russian-led customs union, while 90% of those polled in the western Ukraine wanted to enter an economic union with Europe.[24][26] 72% of people polled in eastern Ukraine thought that the country was going in the wrong direction, compared with only 36% in the western Ukraine.[24]

Proclamation

Pro-Russian protesters occupying the Donetsk RSA building on 7 April 2014.
Veterans of the Soviet war in Afghanistan play a song in support of the protesters.
A map of the Donetsk Oblast in the occupied RSA building, defaced with the word "Russia" in Russian.
Fighter planes presumably of the Ukrainian Air Force fly over the occupied RSA building, 7 April.

On Sunday, 6 April 2014, 1,000-2,000[6] pro-Russia protesters attended a rally in Donetsk pushing for a Crimea-style referendum on independence from Ukraine.[27] The proposed referendum has no status-quo option.[18] After which, 200 separatists (according to Igor Dyomin, a spokesman for Donetsk local police, about 1,000[6]) pro-Russian protesters stormed and took control of the first two floors of the building, breaking down doors and smashing windows. The administration headquarters were empty, with only guards inside, as government officials would not work there on Sundays.[27] The separatists demanded that if an extraordinary session was not held by officials, announcing a referendum to join Russia, they would declare unilateral control by forming a "People's Mandate" at noon on 7 April, and dismiss all elected council members and MPs.[28][29][30] The people who voted within the RSA were not elected to the positions they assumed.[31] According to the Russian ITAR-TASS the declaration was voted by some regional legislators, however there are claims that neither the Donetsk city council nor district councils of the city delegated any representatives to the session.[32][33]

On 6 April, the group's leaders announced that a referendum, on whether Donetsk Oblast should "join the Russian Federation", would take place "no later than 11 May 2014."[34][35] Additionally, the group's leaders have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian peacekeeping forces to the region.[34][35][36]

On the morning of 8 April, the 'Patriotic Forces of Donbass', a pro-Kyiv group unrelated to Donetsk Republic organization who proclaimed independence and seized the council,[37] issued a statement on its Facebook page against the other group's declaration of independence, citing complaints from locals.[38][39][40] Their announcement stated that they would quash the potential state's establishment, cancel the referendum, and, on their part, stated that the declaration is illegal.[41] Protesters reportedly gave up some weapons too.[40] Despite this, the Donetsk Republic organization continued to occupy the RSA and declared themselves the legitimate authority, and upheld all previous calls for a referendum and the release of their leader Pavel Gubarev.[42][a] In the afternoon of 8 April, about a thousand people rallied in front of the RSA listening to speeches about the Donetsk People's Republic and to Soviet and Russian music.[43]

On the second day of the Republic, organizers decided to pour all of their alcohol out and announce a prohibition law after issues arose due to excess drinking in the building.[44]

Standoff

In response to the actions, acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov vowed to launch a major counter-terrorism operation against separatist movements in the country's eastern regions.[45] Later that day on 7 April, the SBU office in Donetsk was retaken by SBU Alpha Group.[46][47]

Ukrainian acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on 9 April that the separatist protests in Ukraine's eastern region would be resolved within 48 hours – either through negotiations or the use of force. "There are two opposite ways for resolving this conflict -- a political dialogue and the heavy-handed approach. We are ready for both," he said, according to official news agency Ukrinform. Acting President Olexander Turchynov has already signed a decree to take the Donetsk Regional State Administration "under state protection,"[48][49] and has offered amnesty to the separatists if they lay down their arms and surrender.[50] On the 11th, Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said he was against the use of law enforcement scenarios, "but there is a limit."[51]

On April 12, unmarked pro-Russian soldiers seized the Interior Ministry office in Donetsk.[52] Following negotiations with those in the building, the head of the Donetsk Ministry of Internal Affairs resigned.[53] The police later denied that the building had been taken, but rather that the building had only been surrounded by pro-Russian protesters.[54] Former Berkut officers, who had been dissolved by the government following their actions during the February revolution, sided with the separatists in Donetsk and spoke to the crowd outside the police department.[55]

Militants in other regions on Donetsk Oblast

On April 12 masked men in army fatigues and bulletproof vests, armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles captured the executive committee building, the police department and SBU office in Sloviansk, a city in the northern part of the Donetsk Oblast.[52][56] According to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry the militant supporters of the Donetsk Republic fired indiscriminately on the building.[57] The mayor of Sloviansk, Nelya Shtepa, supported the militants and claimed that the town administration building was seized by activists and militia volunteers, who removed the Ukrainian flag from the building and replaced it with a Russian one.[52] A group of 150 people supported the armed militants outside the police station in Sloviansk and were hostile to journalists, telling them to "go back to Kiev."[52] Police are taking measures to resolve the situation in Sloviansk, and the local police chief is holding talks with the armed men, Ukrainian First Deputy Interior Minister Volodymyr Yevdokymov told Interfax.[52]

Pro-Russian extremists also reportedly tried to take the police station in Shakhtarsk, and succeeded in taking the police station in Krasnyi Lyman.[52] Interior Minister Avakov stated the militants in Krasnyi Lyman used Russian-made AK-100 assault rifles fitted with grenade launchers, and that such weapons are only in issue in the Russian Federation. "The Government of Ukraine is considering the facts of today as a manifestation of external aggression by Russia. Forces and the Ministries of Interior and Defense are carrying out an operational plan to respond," said Avakov.[58]

In Kramatorsk, northern Donetsk region, a shootout with police occurred as the separatists attacked the police station.[58] According to the Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, the separatist militia used AK-100 assault rifles which are only used by the Russian Army.[59]

Identity of militants

The well-organized and well-armed pro-Russian militants have been described as resembling those which occupied regions of Crimea during the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[52][60] According to a spokesman for the Donetsk People's Republic, the militants in Sloviansk are "an independent group who are supporting the Donetsk protest."[61] Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Admiral Ihor Kabanenko, claims the militants are Russian military reconnaissance and sabotage units.[62] Gunmen have identified themselves as members of the Donbas People's Militia.[63][64]

Leadership

Donetsk People's Council was formed out of protesters who occupied the building of the Donetsk Regional Council on April 6, 2014.[28][29][65]

Ukrainian presidential candidate Oleg Tsarov, who had recently been kicked out of the Party of Regions, traveled to Donetsk and said he was ready to become a leader of the so-called "South-east movement". Tsarov also assured separatists in Donetsk that will do everything to disrupt the presidential elections, which are scheduled for May 25. "I'm sure that will be no elections," he said. He then promised that he would create a "central authority" within the center of Donetsk.[66]

Reactions

Domestic
  • Donetsk City Council (and nine district councils of the city) distanced itself of the RSA occupiers and they stated (on 7 April): "The Donetsk city council and district councils continue working in the legal field. We see ensuring the vital functions of the city as our main task".[33]
  • The Independent Trade Union of Miners in Donetsk announced it would not support the pro-Russian separatist movement.[67]
Foreign
  •  Russia – On 7 April Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukrainian authorities of "blaming" the Russian government for all its troubles and stated "Ukrainian people want to get a clear answer from Kiev to all their questions. It's time to listen to these legal claims".[31][68] It also stated it was "carefully observing" events in the east and south of Ukraine, and again called for "real constitutional reform" that would turn Ukraine into a federation.[69] In an 7 April opinion piece in The Guardian Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov wrote it was the west, and not Russia, that was guilty of destabilising Ukraine and that "Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine".[69][70]
    •  Crimea - Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev expressed hope that the Donetsk Republic (as well as well as other south-eastern Ukrainian regions) would form a 'Ukrainian Federation' and join the Union State.[71]
  •  United States – US Secretary of State John Kerry said on 7 April 2014 that the events "did not appear to be spontaneous" and called on Russia to "publicly disavow the activities of separatists, saboteurs and provocateurs" in a phone call to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.[31]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The group stated they:
    1) do not recognize the Ukrainian authorities;
    2) consider themselves the legitimate authority;
    3) "sent into retirement" of all law enforcement officials appointed by the central government and Governor Serhiy Taruta;
    4) "prescribed" in the May 11 referendum on self-determination Donetsk;
    5) require the issuance of its leader Pavel Gubarev and others are detained separatists;
    6) require Ukraine to withdrawal its troops and paramilitary forces;
    7) start the process of finding mechanisms of cooperation with the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia and other separatist groups (in Kharkiv and Luhansk).[42]

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