Luhansk People’s Republic

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The Luhansk People’s Republic is a self-proclaimed, Russian-backed separatist entity in eastern Ukraine that declared independence in 2014 and has been a focal point of the Donbas conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former de facto state
partially recognized republic
pro-Russian separatist entity
self-proclaimed state
separatist entity
unrecognized state
annexationNotRecognizedBy Ukraine
United Nations
most countries
annexedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
backedBy Russia
capital Luhansk
claimsTerritoryOf Luhansk Oblast
coatOfArmsFeature double-headed eagle
consideredByMostStatesAs part of Ukraine
controlsPartOf Luhansk Oblast
country Ukraine
declaredIndependenceDate 2014-04-27
declaredIndependenceFrom Ukraine
flagDescription horizontal tricolor of light blue, blue, and red with coat of arms
formedTogetherWith Donetsk People’s Republic
governmentTypeClaimed republic
hasArmedWing People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic
hasLeaderTitle Head of the Luhansk People’s Republic
hasLegislature People’s Council of the Luhansk People’s Republic
ideologicalOrientation pro-Russian
joinedRussiaClaimedDate 2022-09-30
legalStatusUnderUkrainianLaw temporarily occupied territory
locatedIn Donbas
eastern Ukraine
notRecognizedBy European Union
United Nations
United States
officialLanguage Russian
partOfConflict 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War

Russo-Ukrainian War
War in Donbas
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
politicalStatusClaimed independent state
politicalStatusRecognizedByUkraine part of Ukraine
proclaimedInContextOf War in Donbas
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
recognizedBy Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea

Nicaragua
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Syrian Arab Republic
linked to: Syria
securityPresence Russian military forces
subjectOfSanctionsBy European Union
United States
supportedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
usesCurrency Russian ruble
Ukrainian hryvnia

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Minsk Protocol party Luhansk People’s Republic
Minsk Protocol signedByRepresentativeOf Luhansk People’s Republic
Battle of Debaltseve belligerent Luhansk People's Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Eastern Ukraine hasDeFactoControlledAreasBy Russia-backed separatist entities
subject linked to: eastern Ukraine
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Alchevsk deFactoControl Luhansk People’s Republic
Eastern Ukraine campaign theaterOfOperations Luhansk People’s Republic (self-proclaimed)
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Luhansk People’s Republic forces partOf Luhansk People’s Republic
Luhansk People’s Republic forces country Luhansk People’s Republic
Luhansk People’s Republic forces foundedBy Luhansk People’s Republic authorities
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Battle of Severodonetsk belligerent Luhansk People's Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Minsk I party Luhansk People's Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Donetsk People’s Republic alliedWith Luhansk People’s Republic
Debaltseve pocket opposedBy self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Igor Plotnitsky country Luhansk People's Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Igor Plotnitsky associatedWith separatist administration in Luhansk
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Igor Plotnitsky officeJurisdiction Luhansk People's Republic
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Kadiivka partOf Luhansk People’s Republic (self-proclaimed)
linked to: Luhansk People’s Republic
Luhansk claimedBy Luhansk People’s Republic