Donetsk should be a subject: Sahakyan on the distortion of the history of the Donbass Russian propaganda spreads the myth of the "Russian Donbass", and the perception of the passivity of its inhabitants also distorts the history of the region. According to political scientist Oleg Sakhkian, it is important to give back the voice to the residents of Donetsk and to remember the Ukrainian resistance, the Donetsk Euromaidan and the "Donetsk is Ukraine" movement. Ocariniform.