Capture of Donetsk (2014)

Capture of Donetsk
Capture of Donetsk
Part of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
	Pro-Russian separatists occupying the Donetsk RSA building on 7 April 2014
Date	1 March – 1 May 2014 ; (2 months)
Location	Donetsk, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine
Caused by	Success of the pro-European Revolution of Dignity; Attempted removal of Russian as a minority language;
Goals	Union with Russia; Federalization;
Methods	Riots; Occupation of administrative buildings;
Resulted in	Escalation into the war in Donbas; Establishment of Donetsk People's Republic;
Parties
Government of Ukraine	Pro-Russian protesters

The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk was captured by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 during widespread unrest following the pro-European revolution of Dignity in the capital city of Kyiv in February. As a result, Donetsk came under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic and became its capital.