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Pro-Russian insurgency in Donetsk region
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The pro-Russian insurgency in Donetsk region is ongoing since early 2014, as part of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. Separatist activities are headed by the Donetsk Republic organization, a group which has been banned in Ukraine since 2007. The group's leader, Andrei Purgin, was arrested weeks prior on charges of separatism. The political leader of the state in absentia is the self-declared People's Governor Pavel Gubarev, a former member of the neo-Nazi Russian National Unity paramilitary group and former Communist Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, who is also currently arrested on charges of separatism and illegal seizure of power. Denis Pushilin is the chairman of the government, while Igor Kakidzyanov has been named as the commander of the "People's Army". However, officials of the People's Republic ignored the agreement and vowed to continue their occupations until a referendum is accepted or the interim government in Kiev resigns. Since the agreement, the Security Service of Ukraine continues to detain Russians entering the country with large amounts of money and military gear. Timeline of events Slaviansk Kramatorsk See Also
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