Donetsk Regional State Administration Building

The Donetsk Regional State Administration Building in Donetsk is the primary government headquarters (referred to as the Donetsk Regional State Administration; Ukrainian: Донецька обласна державна адміністрація) of Donetsk Oblast, a province located eastern Ukraine. It is located in the city's Voroshilov Raion, along the Pushkin Boulevard. It is currently controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic.

Donetsk RSA Building in 2012

2014 protests

In March and April 2014, the building was the site of a number of pro-Russian protests. Pro-Russian protesters occupied the Donetsk RSA from March 1 to March 6, 2014, before being removed by the Security Service of Ukraine.[1][2] During that time, Pavel Gubarev declared himself the "People's Governor" of the oblast and was subsequently arrested.[3]

On April 6, 2014, a group of separatists again occupied a part of the RSA building and then declared the creation of the Donetsk People's Republic.[4]

Map of central Donetsk, showing the Donetsk Regional State Administration Building, at the corner of Pushkin and Shevchenko Boulevards, backing on to University Street.

References
  1. "Ukrainian city of Donetsk epitomizes country's crisis". CBS News. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  2. "Oligarch tries to stamp Kiev authority on restive east". The Financial Times. 2014-03-06. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. "Pro-Russian Gubarev, a symbol of east Ukraine separatism". GlobalPost. 2014-03-10. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. Ukraine: Pro-Russians storm offices in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, BBC News (6 April 2014)

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