Ibidem Press, Nikolay Mitrokhin.- Infiltration, Instruction, Invasion: Russia’s War in the Donbass // Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (ibidem Press, Göttingen). 2015/1. P. 219-249. // Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. — P. 220—221 — In this article, I divide the armed conflict in the Donbass region that began in spring 2014 into three distinct phases, each of which was characterized by the involvement of different actors and forces on the pro-Russian side. The first phase began in April 2014, when special forces (spetsnaz) troops and secret service officials supported criminals from the Donbass region and Russian nationalists who had traveled in from Russia with the aim of seizing power in several cities in the Donbass region, as part of a Russian special operation aimed at destabilizing Ukraine. ... In the first phase, marked by the armed seizure of power in several cities in the region from 12-20 April 2014, the pro-Russian fighters comprised several different groups.. Архивировано 9 июля 2023 года.
Kofman, Michael; Migacheva, Katya; Nichiporuk, Brian; Radin, Andrew; Tkacheva, Olesya; Oberholtzer, Jenny (2017). Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine(PDF) (Report). Santa Monica: RAND Corporation. p. 91. Архивировано(PDF)17 февраля 2022. Дата обращения: 26 декабря 2023.
Kofman, Michael; Migacheva, Katya; Nichiporuk, Brian; Radin, Andrew; Tkacheva, Olesya; Oberholtzer, Jenny (2017). Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine(PDF) (Report). Santa Monica: RAND Corporation. p. 91. Архивировано(PDF)17 февраля 2022. Дата обращения: 26 декабря 2023.
Ibidem Press, Nikolay Mitrokhin.- Infiltration, Instruction, Invasion: Russia’s War in the Donbass // Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (ibidem Press, Göttingen). 2015/1. P. 219-249. // Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. — P. 220—221 — In this article, I divide the armed conflict in the Donbass region that began in spring 2014 into three distinct phases, each of which was characterized by the involvement of different actors and forces on the pro-Russian side. The first phase began in April 2014, when special forces (spetsnaz) troops and secret service officials supported criminals from the Donbass region and Russian nationalists who had traveled in from Russia with the aim of seizing power in several cities in the Donbass region, as part of a Russian special operation aimed at destabilizing Ukraine. ... In the first phase, marked by the armed seizure of power in several cities in the region from 12-20 April 2014, the pro-Russian fighters comprised several different groups.. Архивировано 9 июля 2023 года.
