4 Mariupol and the Russian Spring
Journal: Central European University Press eBooks
Year: 2024

After the Maidan victory in Kyiv, Mariupol Maidan mobilization changed.First, because when Yanukovych fled his post, Russia began the occupation of Crimea and President Putin announced that a popular referendum would be held to decide on formally incorporating Crimea into the Russian Federation.The second reason was the attack on the City Council and subsequent plea to Putin to send the army to rescue the Russian-speaking Donetsk region.Third, from the March 1 protest, groups of suspicious "fore