On This Day 2014: Protestors Clash in Ukraine Over Moscow Influence

Tempers flared in the east of the country after rival demonstrators met on the streets of Donetsk. Pro-Russian supporters outnumbered and attacked their pro-Ukrainian counterparts in ugly scenes which led to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko cancelling a visit to the city. Eight years on, Moscow relied on support from ethnic Russians in the east for the invasion in February 2022.