Days after the Euromaidan, separatists seized Crimea, but also tried to seize Donbas, which would end in a long war until 2022. Separatists created Donetsk and Luhansk PR which became their own states until 2022. (Stalemates are skipped)
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtUo_0Yqqs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_wEWHOY-s OSW Krytyka Ministry of Defence (Ukraine) The Guardian New Yorker CBS News Chatgpt (Minor info) ❤️+⭐ the game!