Russia's War Against UkraineAl Jazeera: Donbas separatists seek sense of nationhoodBy Al Jazeera. Published Feb. 17, 2017 at 2:57 pm A boy with toy-mashinegun holds a flag of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic during the Victory Day parade in Donetsk on May 9, 2016. Photo by AFPThe Russia-backed separatists in Donbas have started taking steps towards creating a sense of nationhood.Read more here.