 Kuedza kutora chivakwa cheDonetsk regional state administration RSA kwakatanga kubva pakatanga kuratidzira kwevanotsigira Russia kumatunhu ekumabvazuva nekumaodzanyemba kweUkraine, zvichitevera shanduko yeUkraine ya2014. Pro-Russian varatidziri vakatora Donetsk RSA kubva 1 kusvika 6 Kurume 2014, vasati vabviswa neSecurity Service yeUkraine SBU. Musi waApril 6, vanhu 1 000 kusvika ku2 000 vakaungana pamusangano muDonetsk kuti vakumbire kuti pave nereferendamu yakafanana neiya yakaitwa muCrimeaMuna March. Varatidziri vakapinda muchivako cheRSA, ndokutora masitepisi ayo maviri okutanga. Vakati kana musangano wekunze wekutonga usingaitwe nevakuru vematunhu kuti vaite referendamu, vachatora hurumende yedunhu ne mutemo wevanhu, uye kudzinga makanzura ese akasarudzwa uye nhengo dzeparamende. Sezvo izvi zvaidiwa zvisina kuzadzikiswa, varwiri vakaita musangano muchivako cheRSA, uye vakavhotera rusununguko kubva kuUkraine. Ivo vakazivisa Donetsk Peoples Republic DPR musi wa 7 Kubvumbi 2014. 