Donetsk Regional State Administration Building

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. During that time, Pavel Gubarev declared himself the "People's Governor" of the oblast and was subsequently arrested. 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. ==References==