Luhansk People's Republic

Luhansk People’s Republic was a partially recognized state in the Donbas region of Ukraine. When the War in Donbas started in 2014, a few hundred separatists proclaimed it in part of the Luhansk Oblast. Luhansk Oblast is to the east of Ukraine, at the Ukrainian border with Russia. Approximately at the same time, other rebels formed the Donetsk People's Republic in Donetsk Oblast.  In both parts, there are many ethnic Russians. There was a claim that Russia helped start these unrecognized states. The country is loyal to Russia.

In 2022 Russia, Syria and DPRK officially recognized the state along with the Donetsk People's Republic, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

In late 2022, the Luhansk People's Republic became a federal subject of Russia alongside three other occupied oblasts. Most of the international community agrees that Luhansk legally belongs to Ukraine.

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