ZOiS carried out two surveys in the Donbas in 2016 and 2019 and both revealed that a majority of those we surveyed in areas not controlled by the government would prefer to be part of the Ukranian state.
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(FILES) This file photo taken on April 17, 2015 shows a general view of the town square where people attend the unveiling of a Lenin statue in the town of Novoazovsk in Russia-controlled part of Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.