Original sentence: According to the Washington Post, "there's little evidence" that the separatists "enjoy any public support".During its one day of claimed existence, "The People's Republic" was not recognized by any other state and was recognized internationally as the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.The Donetsk People's Republic (, ) was an unrecognized state declared on 7 April 2014 by several hundred activists  currently occupying the Regional Administration Building in Donetsk  Within 24 hours of its declaration, news sources reported that the group rescinded its creation
Edited sentence: According to the Washington Post, there's was little evidence that the separatists enjoyed any public support.During its one day of claimed existence, "The People's Republic" was not recognized by any other state.On the morning of 8 April, the 'Patriotic Forces Donbass' aborted the group's declaration of independence, citing complaints from locals.The Donetsk People's Republic (, ) was a unilaterally declared state, tentatively formed on 7 April 2014 by several hundred activists  who occupied the Regional Administration Building in Donetsk  Within 24 hours of its declaration, the group rescinded its creation.The announcement stated that they would quash the potential state's establishment, cancel the referendum, and acknowledge the declaration to be illegal