Luhansk People's Republic

alternative Lugansk People's Republic

1. A Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, on 27 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.

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   On April 27, pro-Russia separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk declared the establishment of a “Luhansk People’s Republic.” Gathered outside the seized regional headquarters of the Ukrainian Security Service, protesters said they would ask Russia to send troops to the Ukrainian region if the Kyiv authorities took “aggressive actions” against the separatists.

   2014 April 28, “Separatists Declare ‘People’s Republic’ In Ukraine’s Luhansk”, in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

   The people who have taken over the building of the Ukrainian Security Service’s department in Luhansk region have announced the creation of the Luhansk People’s Republic and decided to conduct the regional-wide referendum putting for a vote a question: “Do you uphold the act on proclamation of the state independence of ‘Luhansk People’s Republic?’”

   2014 April 28, “Parliament to consider possibility of all-Ukrainian referendum on April 29 - justice minister”, in Interfax-Ukraine

   In September 2014, an admittedly small and imperfect poll by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation named after Ilko Kucheriv and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that 42 percent of Donbas residents wanted to stay in Ukraine but with more autonomy from Kyiv and 7 percent wanted to stay in Ukraine with no changes, while 26 percent wanted the Donetsk People’s Republic or the Luhansk People’s Republic to be independent and 16 percent wanted to join Russia — that is, 49 percent were for Ukraine and 42 percent for Russia.

   2015 April 30th, Anders Åslund, Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It, Washington, D.C.: Peterson Institute for International Economics, chapter ii: “Why Ukraine Can and Should Opt for Radical Reforms Now”, § 1: ‘What Are Putin’s Intentions?’, pages 18–19

   Synonyms: LPR