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The Lugansk People’s Republic declared independence in 2014, as Ukrainian nationalists started to threaten the Russian-speaking population with repression. The Lugansk Republic suffered through eight years of the Donbass war when the Ukrainian nationalists shelled Lugansk and its suburbs daily. Finally, during the special operation in Ukraine, Lugansk was protected from Ukrainian atrocities. Take a look back at the timeline of Lugansk’s road to independence.