How Maidan turned into War

From 2014 to 2022, the DPR and LPR territories was subjected to daily shelling from Ukrainian side. It all started from Maidan movement, which gained momentum in Kiev in 2013. Protests were prompted by the government’s decision to suspend the signing of the association agreement with the European Union.

At first, the protests looked like a rock festival, but soon signs of hostility started to creep in from politicians and nationalists. They were deliberately provocative. Leaders of nationalist organisations admit they have been preparing for violent street riots long before the protests engulfed Kiev. They planned a revolution and the deposition of the government from the start.

Watch the video about how the events unfolded and what eventually led to the conflict.