page_title: Donetsk People's Republic
section_title: Government and politics
hierarchical_section_title: Donetsk People's Republic / Government and politics
caption_attribution_description: Русский: День Победы в Донецке
context_page_description: The Donetsk People's Republic is a self-proclaimed state in the eastern Ukrainian Oblast of Donetsk. The proto-state is recognised only by the partially recognised South Ossetia and Russian-backed proto-state Luhansk People's Republic. The capital city and largest city within the DPR is Donetsk. The current head of state is Denis Pushilin.
  The DPR declared its Independence after the 2014 coup in Ukraine, alongside the LPR and the Republic of Crimea. An ongoing armed conflict between Ukraine and the DPR and LPR followed their declarations of independence. The LPR and DPR receive assistance from Russia. According to NATO and Ukraine, Russia had also provided military aid to the rebels, a claim that Russia denies. Ukraine claims that both the DPR and LPR are terrorist organizations, although this designation is not supported by the Supreme Court of Ukraine or by international governments including the EU, US, or Russia.
  The February 2015 Minsk agreement signed by the DPR, LDR and Ukraine was meant to stop the conflict and reintegrate rebel held territory into Ukraine in exchange for more autonomy for the area, but the agreement was never fully implemented.
caption: Then-Chairman of the People's Council Denis Pushilin speaks at a Victory Day (9 May) rally in Donetsk in 2014.
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