Were you there BT...or just reading the main stream media crap....what I said earlier the 4 areas are of Russian decent and culture,they speak Russian not Ukrainian...they have family in Russia and have been seperated from them since 2014...why do you think so many have fled back to Russia...all is not what some outlets make it out to be...If you had an AK 47 pointed at your head you would most probably vote with Putin.