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The Ukrainian Civil War (: Українська громадянська війна, Ukraynska hromadyanska vyina) is an ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. It began in 2014, after the ousting of President and the 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état that occurred shortly after that, resulting in a  party rising to power. This caused two eastern regions, Donetsk and Lugansk, to have independence referendums. Held in April 2014, the referendums were 90% in favor of independence, with the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic being proclaimed. The new government of Ukraine refused to recognize this, and declared war on the two states.

The conflict has resulted in many civilian deaths, though in 2015 an agreement reached in Minsk, Belarus, called for a ceasefire. A shaky ceasefire has been in place Since February 2015, but violations of it are frequent with skirmishes between the two sides taking place.