Donetsk in Ukraine was 'always part of Russia'
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Channel: The Telegraph · 2014 · News & Politics
Speaking outside the heavily-guarded city hall in Donetsk, pro-Russian protester Andrey Lunyov said the region of eastern Ukraine "was always part of Russia, if not formally, then in spirit for sure." Mr Lunyov is just one of the thousands of ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking Ukrainians who are demanding a referendum on the region's status, following the lead of protesters in Crimea. Asked by Damien McElroy what he hope to achieve by holding demonstrations in the city, Mr Lunyov said "first and foremost to achieve justice, justice for everything that has happened to our motherland during the last three months." Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
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