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Donetsk People's Republic en · PROPN

Etymology

Calque of Russian Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (Donéckaja Naródnaja Respúblika) and/or Ukrainian Донецька народна республіка (Donecʹka narodna respublika).

Meanings

1. A Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 7 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.
   • Ukraine appears to be heading towards another crisis. Protests in the eastern cities of Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk have turned violent and pro-Russian protesters occupied government buildings, calling for a referendum on independence. In Donetsk, in an eerie echo of events in Crimea, separatists went one step further and have now proclaimed their own independent Donetsk People’s Republic and asked Russia for support. 2014 April 7, Stefan Wolff, Tatyana Malyarenko, “Ukraine veers closer to collapse as activists in Donetsk proclaim ‘people’s republic’”, in The Conversation:
   • The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic will guarantee the safety of the Malaysian criminologists scheduled to work at the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site. 2015 April 10th, Interfax-Ukraine, “Russian-supported militants guarantee safety of Malaysian criminologists at Boeing crash site” in the Kyiv Post
   • Meanwhile, members of parliament in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine passed a resolution on Friday saying the territory was the legitimate successor to the Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Republic, a short-lived independent territory founded in 1918 by a close associate of Joseph Stalin. 2015 February 7, Tom Parfitt, “Ukraine crisis: No breakthrough in talks between Hollande, Merkel and Putin”, in The Daily Telegraph:

Forms

Coordinates

Luhansk People's Republic · LPR

Deriveds

DPR

Hypernyms

Donbas · Donbass · Donets

Relateds

Belgorod · Novorossiya · Crimea

Synonyms

DPR

Translations (87)

os Донецчы Адӕмон Республикӕ (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · pl Doniecka Republika Ludowa (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · gl República Popular de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · hy Դոնեցկի Ժողովրդական Հանրապետություն (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · he הרפובליקה העממית של דונצק (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sh Доњецка Народна Република (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ka დონეცკის სახალხო რესპუბლიკა (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · tr Donetsk Halk Cumhuriyeti (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · crh Донецк Халкъ Джумхуриети (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · kmr Komara Gel a Donetskê (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ca República Popular de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · scn Ripùbbrica Pòpulari di Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · et Donetski Rahvavabariik (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · cv Донецк Халӑх Республики (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · hu Donyecki Népköztársaság (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ps د ډونيټسک د خلکو جمهوريت (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sah Донецк Дьон Республиката (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · xmf დონეცკიშ ოაკთე რესპუბლიკა (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · eo Popola Respubliko de Donecko (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ba Донецк Халыҡ Республикаһы (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ur دونیتسک عوامی جمہوریہ (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · yi דאנעצקער מענטשנ׳ס רעפובליק (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · cy Gweriniaeth Pobl Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ru Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · no Folkerepublikken Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · kk Донецк Халық Республикасы (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · br Republik Pobl Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · cmn 頓涅茨克人民共和國 /顿涅茨克人民共和国 (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · be Дане́цкая Наро́дная Рэспу́бліка (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · da Folkerepublikken Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · pa دونیتسک عوامی لوکراج (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · mk Донечка Народна Република (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · uz Donetsk Xalq Respublikasi (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · it Repubblica Popolare di Doneck (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · af Volksrepubliek Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · lmo Republega Popolar de Doneck (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · li Volksrepubliek Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · crh Donetsk Halq Cumhuriyeti (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sc Repùblica Populare de Doneck (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ar جُمْهُورِيَّة دُونِيتْسْك الشَّعْبِيَّة (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · mhr Донецк Калык Республик (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ckb کۆماری گەلی دۆنێتسک (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · nl Volksrepubliek Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · eu Donetskeko Herri Errepublika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · mn Донецкийн бүгд найрамдах улс (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · an Republica Popular de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · lt Donecko Liaudies Respublika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · fi Donetskin kansantasavalta (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sq Republika Popullore e Doneckut (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · hi डोनेट्स्क पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sv Folkrepubliken Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · id Republik Rakyat Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · az Donetsk Xalq Respublikası (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · nah Tlācatlahtocāyōtl Āltepēhuahcāyōtl Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ko 도네츠크 인민공화국 (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · vi Cộng hòa Nhân dân Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · vep Doneckan Rahvahaline Tazovaldkund (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · is Alþýðulýðveldið Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · rue Донецка Людова Република (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ro Republica Populară Donețk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · hsb Donjecka ludowa republika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sh Donjecka Narodna Republika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · es República Popular de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · uz Донецк Халқ Республикаси (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ta தனியெத்சுக் மக்கள் குடியரசு (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · uk Доне́цька Наро́дна Респу́бліка (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · th สาธารณรัฐประชาชนดอแนตสก์ (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sk Donecká ľudová republika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ja ドネツク人民共和国 (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ab Донецктәи Жәлартә Республика (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · fa جمهوری خلق دونتسک (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · cs Doněcká lidová republika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · tt Донецк Халык Республикасы (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · el Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Ντονέτσκ (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · pt República Popular de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sl Doneška ljudska republika (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ms Republik Rakyat Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ky Донецк Эл Республикасы (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · sco Donetsk Fowkrepublic (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · tg Ҷумҳурии Халқии Донетск (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · de Volksrepublik Donezk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · mg Repoblika Entim-Bahoakan' i Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · bh दोनेत्स्क पीपल्स रिपब्लिक (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · bn গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী দোনেৎস্ক (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · ml ഡൊനെറ്റ്സ്ക് പീപ്പിൾസ് റിപ്പബ്ലിക് (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · fr République populaire de Donetsk (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) · hyw Տոնեցքի Ժողովրդական Հանրապետութիւն (secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)