Still she believes, that Ukraine killed Russian-speaking inhabitants within Donetsk and Luhansk during the civil war in an amount that required Russian intervention.
According to Wikipedia, Russia had (unmarked) soldiers in Ukraine since February 27th 2014.
Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence in April 2014.
(The “crucified boy” hoax was published in July 2014. The pro-Russian people in my bubble first denied the presence of Russian soldiers, and later used this as a justification for their presence.)
EDIT:
What people want may change over years and decades, but in the 1991 referendum most people votes Yes for independent Ukraine. I assume that if you want your region to remain in Russia, you would not vote for independence of a piece of land that includes your region.
According to Wikipedia, Russia had (unmarked) soldiers in Ukraine since February 27th 2014.
Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence in April 2014.
(The “crucified boy” hoax was published in July 2014. The pro-Russian people in my bubble first denied the presence of Russian soldiers, and later used this as a justification for their presence.)
EDIT:
What people want may change over years and decades, but in the 1991 referendum most people votes Yes for independent Ukraine. I assume that if you want your region to remain in Russia, you would not vote for independence of a piece of land that includes your region.