France 24 has investigated how the self-proclaimed republics of Donbas exist claiming their “independence” and survive without a connection with Ukraine. Journalists of the channel prove once again that separatists in Donbas are “Russian-backed”.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Ukraine Today: Who is arming the separatists of the self-proclaimed Donbas republics?
Armed pro-Russian separatists of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) rest at their position in the destroyed Donetsk International Airport, in Donetsk, on June 1, 2016. (AFP)
