Russian-speaking separatist regions in the East (who ironically voted for Zelensky more than any other part of the country).
This was because Zelensky ran as a peace candidate who would end the war in Donbas. Also, the separatist regions couldn't vote, it was the Russian speaking areas that had stayed in Ukraine that voted for an end to the war.
You should also add National Corps to the list. They're what Patriot of Ukraine turned into and were also founded by Andriy Biletsky (founder of Azov), I've seen their symbol used in Ukraine. C14 is also known as Sich battalion and is always reported as such in the west to avoid awkward question about what the 14 stands for.
Also, the separatist regions couldn’t vote, it was the Russian speaking areas that had stayed in Ukraine that voted for an end to the war.
I thought Donetsk and Luhansk could vote? Crimea couldn't. When I say "separatist regions" I mean regions with heavy separatist presence, not Crimea, which had already separated. The election map I linked showed that Donetsk and Luhansk voted overwhelmingly for Zelensky.
You should also add National Corps to the list. They’re what Patriot of Ukraine turned into and were also founded by Andriy Biletsky (founder of Azov), I’ve seen their symbol used in Ukraine. C14 is also known as Sich battalion and is always reported as such in the west to avoid awkward question about what the 14 stands for.
The parts of Donbas that didn't (successfully) separate from Ukraine could vote, the parts that did successfully separate and become the Donbas republics could not vote for Zelensky. I may have misunderstood you as there are a lot of ways to draw a political map of Ukraine. We have the actual separatist regions that turned into the Donbas republics, the regions where there was a separatist uprising that was crushed (Mariupol and Lysychansk most famously), regions with significant separatist sentiment but without large uprisings, separatist and Russia sympathetic regions , Russian speaking regions , and finally Crimea.
This was because Zelensky ran as a peace candidate who would end the war in Donbas. Also, the separatist regions couldn't vote, it was the Russian speaking areas that had stayed in Ukraine that voted for an end to the war.
You should also add National Corps to the list. They're what Patriot of Ukraine turned into and were also founded by Andriy Biletsky (founder of Azov), I've seen their symbol used in Ukraine. C14 is also known as Sich battalion and is always reported as such in the west to avoid awkward question about what the 14 stands for.
I thought Donetsk and Luhansk could vote? Crimea couldn't. When I say "separatist regions" I mean regions with heavy separatist presence, not Crimea, which had already separated. The election map I linked showed that Donetsk and Luhansk voted overwhelmingly for Zelensky.
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The parts of Donbas that didn't (successfully) separate from Ukraine could vote, the parts that did successfully separate and become the Donbas republics could not vote for Zelensky. I may have misunderstood you as there are a lot of ways to draw a political map of Ukraine. We have the actual separatist regions that turned into the Donbas republics, the regions where there was a separatist uprising that was crushed (Mariupol and Lysychansk most famously), regions with significant separatist sentiment but without large uprisings, separatist and Russia sympathetic regions , Russian speaking regions , and finally Crimea.