In February 2014, following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution that ousted the Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, pro-Russian separatists and Russian Armed Forces took over the territory.
Porén, en marzo de 2014, despois da revolución ucraína que depuxo ó presidente ucraíno, Viktor Yanukovych, os separatistas pro-rusos e as Forzas Armadas de Rusia tomaron o control do territorio.