<prompt> Ngwala tšwetšopele ya serapa se - Dithulano tša sešole magareng ga marabele ao a thekgago Russia ao a thekgwago ke mašole a Russia le Mašole a Ntwa a Ukraine a thomile ka tikologong ya Donbass ka April 2014. Ka la 5 Setemere 2014 mmušo wa Ukraine le baemedi ba Repabliki ya Batho ya Donetsk le Repabliki ya Batho ya Luhansk ba saenetše tumelelano ya go kgaotša ntwa tumelelano ya go kgaotša ntwa. Thibelo ya ntwa e ile ya phuhlama gare ga ntwa e mpsha e šoro  <response>: ka January 2015. Tumelelano e mpsha ya go kgaotša ntwa e ile ya šoma go tloga bogareng bja February 2015, eupša tumelelano ye le yona e ile ya palelwa ke go fediša ntwa. Russia e ile ya latofatšwa ke NATO le Ukraine ka go tsenela ditiro tša tša bohlabani tša go thekga Repabliki ya Batho ya Donetsk le Repabliki ya Batho ya Luhansk. Russia e ganetša se, eupša ka December 2015, Mopresidente wa Russian Federation Vladimir Putin o ile a dumela gore bahlankedi ba tša bohlapetši ba tša bohlabani ba Russia ba be ba šoma kua Ukraine, le ge go le bjalo o ile a phegelela gore ba be ba sa swane le mašole a tlwaelegilego. Russia e dumetše gore baithapi ba Russia ba thuša batho bao ba nyakago go ikaroša ba Repabliki ya Batho. 