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What significant event occurred in the Donbas in April 2014?

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In April 2014, just two months after Ukraineā€™s pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine ahead of impeachment proceedings, Russian troops and Russian-backed militants seized control of a broad swath of the Donbas, leading to fierce fighting in the region. The war in the Donbas expanded dramatically with Russiaā€™s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.