▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁people " ▁and ▁one ▁day , ▁if ▁necessary , ▁replace ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁un pop ular ▁United ▁Russia ▁party ▁that ▁currently ▁back s ▁Put in . ▁ ▁Inter vention ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁in ▁Crime a ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Russia ▁made ▁several ▁military ▁inc urs ions ▁into ▁Ukrain ian ▁territory . ▁After ▁the ▁Eur oma idan ▁protest s ▁and ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁president ▁Vik tor ▁Yan uk ov ych , ▁Russian ▁soldiers ▁without ▁ins ign ias ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁positions ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁within ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁territory ▁of ▁Crime a . ▁Russia ▁then ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Crime a ▁and ▁City ▁of ▁Se v ast opol ▁after ▁a ▁refer endum ▁in ▁which ▁Crime ans ▁voted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁according ▁to ▁official ▁results . ▁Sub sequently , ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁Ukrain ian ▁R ada ▁legisl ative ▁actions ▁by ▁pro - Russ ian ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Don b ass ▁area ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Russia - back ed ▁separ at ist ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁self - dec la red ▁Don et sk ▁and ▁L ug ansk ▁People ' s ▁Republic s . ▁In ▁August ▁Russian ▁military ▁vehicles ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁several ▁locations ▁of ▁Don et sk ▁O blast . ▁The ▁inc urs ion ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁military ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁forces ▁in ▁early ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁November