10 million Ukrainians have left the country. Who do think that is? There may not actually be many ethnic Ukrainians in the Donbas due to flight. Plus everyone knows that corrupt monkey in Kiev will punish anyone in Donbas he considers a collaborator. Russia is a much safer bet for folks there.Buddy. I'm asking you to use common sense here.
As of the 2001 census, about 58% of the population of Luhansk Oblast and 56.9% of the population of Donetsk Oblast are formed by ethnic Ukrainians. Besides this, about 39% of Luhansk Oblast’s population and 38.2% of Donetsk Oblast’s population are formed by ethnic Russians. Between 3-6 million people lived there.
When in the history of anything, have three to six million people voted 99% in favor of anything? And the 60% ethnic Ukrainian population doesn't care? It's really fishy.