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The Truth of the “People’s Republics” of Donbas

An analysis of the sad reality of Donbas, including:
– How Donbas was made a pretext for Russia’s invasion
– Economic analysis of the region
– Actions by Moscow and Kyiv
– Illustration of the rapid and severe de-industrialization
– Human rights violations
– DPR and LPR as mirrors of Russian political and economic system
– Workers’ resistance
– Donbas as a Russian neo-colony
– Political opposition crushed by both sides
– Population loss, collapse of political and econ systems