Capture of Donetsk (2014)

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Capture of Donetsk
Part of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists occupying the Donetsk RSA building on 7 April 2014
Date	1 March – 1 May 2014 (2 months)
Location	Donetsk, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine
Caused by	Success of the pro-European Revolution of Dignity Attempted removal of Russian as a minority language[1]
Goals	Union with Russia[2] Federalization[3]
Methods	Riots Occupation of administrative buildings
Resulted in	Escalation into the war in Donbas Establishment of Donetsk People's Republic
Parties
Government of Ukraine Pro-Russian protesters

The capture of Donetsk took place in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and was perpetrated by pro-Russian separatists in April 2014 during widespread unrest following the pro-European revolution of Dignity in the capital city of Kyiv in February. As a result, Donetsk came under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic and became its capital.