Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Российско-украинские отношения" in Russian language version.
The region voted heavily for Viktor Yanukovych in the 2010 presidential election, and many people there believe he is the victim of a coup - prompting separatists in Crimea's parliament to vote for joining the Russian Federation and a referendum on secession.
{{cite news}}: Неизвестный параметр |subtitle= игнорируется (справка)Within barely a week of Yanukovich's flight from country and his replacement with an interim president in Kyiv, a covert Russian special operation replaced the local government in Crimea with Russian proxies and directed them to prepare the region for Russian annexation.
{{cite news}}: Википедия:Обслуживание CS1 (множественные имена: authors list) (ссылка)But his big moment would only come later. In April 2014, Strelkov, joined by armed irregulars from Russia, marched from Crimea to the provincial city of Sloviansk, which is strategically located between the population centers of Donetsk and Kharkiv. "In the beginning, nobody there wanted to fight," Strelkov recalls. He and his men attacked a police station in Sloviansk and created facts on the ground.
Tensions in the Russian-majority Crimea soared after ethnic Russians established checkpoints on roads and raised vigilante defence groups in response to what many there see as an illegitimate coup by far-Right forces in Kiev.
{{cite press release}}: Проверьте значение даты: |date= (справка)Within barely a week of Yanukovich's flight from country and his replacement with an interim president in Kyiv, a covert Russian special operation replaced the local government in Crimea with Russian proxies and directed them to prepare the region for Russian annexation.
But his big moment would only come later. In April 2014, Strelkov, joined by armed irregulars from Russia, marched from Crimea to the provincial city of Sloviansk, which is strategically located between the population centers of Donetsk and Kharkiv. "In the beginning, nobody there wanted to fight," Strelkov recalls. He and his men attacked a police station in Sloviansk and created facts on the ground.
The region voted heavily for Viktor Yanukovych in the 2010 presidential election, and many people there believe he is the victim of a coup - prompting separatists in Crimea's parliament to vote for joining the Russian Federation and a referendum on secession.
Tensions in the Russian-majority Crimea soared after ethnic Russians established checkpoints on roads and raised vigilante defence groups in response to what many there see as an illegitimate coup by far-Right forces in Kiev.
{{cite news}}: Неизвестный параметр |subtitle= игнорируется (справка){{cite news}}: Википедия:Обслуживание CS1 (множественные имена: authors list) (ссылка){{cite press release}}: Проверьте значение даты: |date= (справка)