Donetsk People's Republic noun1 •A Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 7 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic will guarantee the safety of the Malaysian criminologists scheduled to work at the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site. — 2015
