March 1, 2014 – Russian Parliament sanctions the use of Russian military on Ukrainian territory.
This political decision emboldened pro-Russian separatists in embracing violent political means.
And as we know Putin also send Russian military and weapons into Ukraine under cover.
Oleksiy Radynskyi’s 2016 short film People who Came to Power shows the transition from peace to war in the Donbas in March-April 2014 from the side of pro-Russian separatists.