There were no Russians in Donbas/Crimea before 2014. Those that came after 2014 are tourists/terrorists, without visas.
I think you have little idea of the population of Donbass and Novorossia.
I agree. This is basically a civil war.
The Ukraine has involved the US and a bunch of West European countries to help them.
Russian always has help from China.
But it definitely a civil war.
