#RussiaUkraineWar #Donetsk #Donbas
Visuals posted by pro-Russian sources on Telegram show people cheering for militia of the self-declared 'Donetsk People's Republic' who were seen riding upon tanks marked 'Z', identifiable symbol of the ongoing Russian 'military operation' in Ukraine.
The DPR and its counterpart in Luhansk is a breakaway region dominated by Russian speakers that has been fighting against Ukraine since 2014. On February 22nd, Russia recognized the two 'countries' and sent its forces there for 'peacekeeping'
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