If Yanukovych had not been ousted there would almost certainly not be a separatist uprising in the east.
There isn't a 'separatist uprising', its a Russian invasion. 80% of the original 12,000 fighters were Russian,
by their own admission.
Very few locals were interested in starting a war, as the Russian leaders admitted. Most of the volunteer Russian forces have been wiped out, which is why Russian regular troops are now fighting, dying and being captured.
Ukrainian MoD Galetey: We have captured a lot of soldiers of regular Russian Army today
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