WW3 News, 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine This article is about the early-mid 2014 unrest across Ukraine. For the crisis in Crimea, see 2014 Crimean crisis. For the subsequent armed conflict, see War in Donbass. For the Russian military intervention in these events, see 2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine. 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Part of the 2013–15 Ukrainian Crisis 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.png Map of protests by region, indicating the severity of the unrest at its peak Location Eastern Ukraine Southern Ukraine Crimea Causes Opposition to the Euromaidan, 2014 Ukrainian revolution, and the composition of the transitional government[1][2] Goals Union with Russia[3] Transforming Ukraine into a federal state[4][5] Referendums on status for Eastern Ukraine and Southern Ukraine[4][5] Establishing Russian as a second official language in Ukraine[6] Methods Protests Armed insurgency Occupation of administrative buildings Result Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Insurgents take control of parts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts[7] Government counteroffensive, initiating the war in the Donbass region.[8] Parties to the civil conflict Ukrainian Government Ministry of Internal Affairs National Guard of Ukraine Aidar Battalion Azov Battalion Dnipro Battalion Donbas Battalion[9] Kharkiv Battalion Armed Forces of Ukraine Ground Forces Security Service of Ukraine[10] Euromaidan activists Right Sector[11][12] Pro-Russian activists Novorossiya Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic Donbass People's Militia Vostok Battalion[13] Russian Orthodox Army[14] Army of the Southeast[15] Oplot Battalion[16] Zarya Battalion[17] Kalmius Battalion[18] Ukrainian police and military defectors Union of Mine Workers[19] Russian Federation Armed Forces of Russia (in Crimea and Donbass)[20][21][22][23][24][25] Chechen and Russian paramilitaries[26] Number 50,000[27] ~10,000[28][29] to ~20,000[30] Casualties Killed: 1,268–2,180 servicemen,[31][32][33] 8 activists[34][35][36] Wounded: 4,079 servicemen[37] Missing: 1,664 servicemen[38] Captured: 1,648–2,484 servicemen (1,118–1,954 released)[38][39][40] Killed: 1,044 militants;[41][42][43] 200[44]–300[45] Russian soldiers (17 confirmed;[46] acc. HR activists); 46 activists[35][47][48] Wounded: 450 Russian soldiers (acc. HR activists)[49][50] Captured: 300–1,200[51][52] militants (244 released),[53] 10 Russian soldiers (released)[54] 4,707 killed overall in the Donbass war only[55] (including 304 foreign civilians)[56][57][58][59] c. 814,000 Ukrainians fled to Russia, c. 260,000 people displaced within the country[60] [show] v t e 2013–15 Ukrainian Crisis From the end of February 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in major cities across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. During the first stage of the unrest, Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation after a crisis in the region, Russian military intervention, and an internationally criticized referendum. Protests in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts escalated into an armed separatist insurgency.[61][62] This led the Ukrainian government to launch a military counter-offensive against the insurgents, which resulted in the ongoing War in Donbass

• published: 06 Jan 2015
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