Pavel Yuryevich Gubarev is a Ukrainian-born Russian public figure,primarily known for his pro-Russian activities in Donbas in 2014. He is married to Ekaterina Gubareva.
The Donetsk People's Republic is a republic of Russia,comprising the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast,with its capital in Donetsk. The DPR was created by Russian-backed paramilitaries in 2014,and it initially operated as a breakaway state until it was annexed in 2022. The entire territory of DPR is viewed as sovereign territory of Ukraine by nearly all UN member states.
Russian separatist forces in Ukraine,primarily the People's Militias of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR),were pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. They were under the overall control of the Russian Federation. They were also referred to as Russian proxy forces. They were active during the war in Donbas (2014–2022),the first stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War. They then supported the Russian Armed Forces against the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the 2022 Russian invasion. In September 2022,Russia annexed the DPR and LPR,and began integrating the paramilitaries into its armed forces. They are designated as terrorist groups by the government of Ukraine.
Ekaterina Yuryevna Gubareva is a Ukrainian-born,pro-Russian activist and political figure.
Referendums on the status of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts,parts of Ukraine that together make up the Donbas region,were claimed to have taken place on 11 May 2014 in many towns under the control of the Russian-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. These referendums intended to legitimise the establishment of the so-called "republics",in the context of the Russian invasion of Crimea and rising pro-Russian unrest in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution. In addition,a counter-referendum on accession to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was held in some Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic is a republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast,with its capital in Luhansk. The LPR was proclaimed by Russian-backed paramilitaries in 2014,and it initially operated as a breakaway state until it was annexed by Russia in 2022. The entire territory of LPR is viewed as sovereign territory of Ukraine by nearly all UN member states.
The New Russia Party,or Novorossiya Party,is a political party operating in Ukraine,and in particular regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia. The organization was founded by pro-Russian separatists,under the leadership of Pavel Gubarev,on 14 May 2014. The party is formally known as the Social-Political Movement "New Russia Party". It is not registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
Novorossiya or New Russia,also referred to as the Union of People's Republics,was a project for a confederation between the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in Eastern Ukraine,both of which were under the control of pro-Russian separatists.
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko was a Ukrainian separatist leader who was the head of state and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic,a self-proclaimed state and Russian-backed rebel group which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014. Zakharchenko was appointed prime minister in August 2014 after his predecessor Alexander Borodai resigned,and went on to win the early November 2014 election for the position.
The 2014 Donbas general elections were held on 2 November 2014 by the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics,which were at that time both members of the now defunct Novorossiya confederation.
The People's Council,formerly the Supreme Council,is the regional parliament of the Donetsk People's Republic,a disputed entity annexed as a federal subject by Russia from Ukraine in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Andrei Yevgenyevich Purgin is a Ukrainian pro-Russian activist,cofounder of the Donetsk Republic organization along with Aleksandr Tsurkan and Oleg Frolov. Until 4 September 2015 he was the Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Eduard Aleksandrovich Basurin is the Deputy Defense Minister and Defense Spokesman of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia command,which the Ukrainian government has designed a terrorist organization.
Separate Guards Assault Battalion "Somalia" named after M. S. Tolstykh,often known as Somalia Battalion,is a military unit of Russian Ground Forces. Until January 1,2023 it was part of so called self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). In September 2022,with a decree of Vladimir Putin,Russia unilaterally annexed occupied areas of Ukraine,and after that,military units of DPR and LPR were officially incorporated in Russian Armed Forces.
Donetsk People's Republic–South Ossetia relations are the bilateral relations between the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and South Ossetia. The DPR is a disputed republic of Russia whereas South Ossetia is a partially recognized state. From April 2014 to September 2022,the DPR portrayed itself as an independent state,but this is no longer the case after Russia's annexation of the DPR on 30 September 2022.
Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik is a Ukrainian-born politician who has served as Head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) since 2017. He holds the position in acting capacity ever since the illegal and unrecognized Russian annexation of Donetsk,Kherson,Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in 2022. Pasechnik had previously held office as the LPR's Minister of State Security from 2014 to 2018.
Vladimir Igorevich Pashkov was Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic which is recognised only by Russia and two other partially-recognised states,having been in office since 19 April 2018 until 1 November 2021 For a short time,Vladimir Pashkov was also Acting Prime Minister of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Donetsk People's Republic–Russia relations were bilateral relations between Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The DPR is widely internationally unrecognized,with most of the international community regarding the DPR as a Russian military occupation of a portion of Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. The DPR was annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022;the DPR authorities willingly acceded to Russia,and the annexation is widely internationally unrecognized. From April 2014 to September 2022,the DPR portrayed itself as an independent state,and it was widely regarded as a puppet state of Russia by the international community.
The 2022 evacuation of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic refers to mass evacuation of the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) to the Russian Federation starting in February 2022.
Vitaliy Pavlovich Khotsenko is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician,who serves as Governor of Omsk Oblast since September,2023. He had previously held several statewide positions in Stavropol Krai,Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Donetsk People's Republic.
