CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The DPR and LPR were later recognized by two other member states of the United Nations: Syria on 29 June 2022, and North Korea on 13 July 2022. The DPR and LPR were officially annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -In March 2014, immediately following the Euromaidan protest movement and subsequent Revolution of Dignity, protests by pro-Russian, anti-government separatist groups arose in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, collectively called the Donbas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Donetsk People’s Militia and Luhansk People’s Militia (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which have been fighting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 21 February 2022, the Russian government recognised the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in dawn of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During the invasion, forces from the LPR fought together with Russian forces against Ukraine. On 3 July 2022, Russia claimed to have full control over Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shortly thereafter, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, while the armed separatists seized government buildings and proclaimed the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) as independent states, which received no international recognition from United Nations member states before 2022.