HI Martianius. Please explain in detail what each side of the Donbas wants, both pre 2014 and now.

Your statement that Russia didn't send the military to a conflict in one of it's areas defies RF logic. The reason they were anonymous is because Russia was taking sides but didn't want to show the world that it was taking one side over the another. So...

In addition to the above, what did/does Russia want out of it?

Thanks! I look forward to understanding the driving forces here.