The Donbass region is located in Eastern Ukraine and is one of President Viktor Yanukovich’s strongholds. <br /><br />The highly industrialised area has close ties to Russia, both economically and culturally, and has little support for the Euromaiden movement in Kyiv.<br /><br />Euronews met a local family and asked them their opinion of the recent pro-Europe and anti-government protests.<br /><br />Dmitry Pavlyichuk: “It is necessary to be on equal terms, not the way the European Union says. Our coal won’t be needed, our output won’t be needed so everything is not in our favour.”<br /><br />Yana Pavlychuk: “The average person works and doesn’t spend their time attacking the anti-riot police or breaking benches or Lenin statues and putting up barricades. We do what we have to do.”<br /><br />Despite the Donbass Region being predominately pro-Yanukovich, there are those who support the pro-Europe demonstrators in Kyiv. Every night since November 30th, a group gathers in central Donetsk to express their solidarity to the protesters.<br /><br />One young protester says: “Even here in Donetsk, where the authorities are powerful and most people vote for the Party of Regions, there are supporters for European integration.”<br /><br />Public opinion is clearly divided on the streets on Donetsk and a solution to the current situation is unclear.
