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The civil war that ensued after Maidan was - on the separatist side largely financed and led by Russian nationals. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/11/21/russias-igor-strelkov-i-am-responsible-for-war-in-eastern-ukraine-a41598 Once fighting broke out the separatist were supplied with arms from the Russian military and units from the Russian army fought alongside the separatists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ilovaisk
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