I hope Tucker has done his homework on the US/UK orchestrated Maidan coup of 2014 and the resulting attacks on the people of Donbass when they reacted by voting for independence. That is why Russia invaded Ukraine and they waited eight years and gave repeated warnings before they did. I was glued to the computer when the coup went down, in real time. The attacks and war against the people of Donbass has got to the best ever documented government violence and war because everybody had cell phones. Even the "NAF" (Novorussia armed forces) videoed all of their battles. It was amazing to watch it all.
As soon as their government was overthrown, the people in the east/southeast reacted by refusing to being ruled by any US backed regime and organized referendums. The Kiev leadership sent tanks to shell apartment buildings and settlements. I couldn't believe what I was watching. They fired missiles at the Lugansk city administration building, killing a bunch of people and it was all on video from CCTV to individual cell phones. One lady, named, Inna, was lying among blown apart bodies with her own legs blown off and was fully conscious (later died). Here's an old video (2014) from Mariupol and how the government lackeys reacted to any resistance:
https://www.nsfwyoutube.com/watch?v=6ej_Oq-rbLY
ETA: It looks like NSFW Youtube has been hijacked by censors so to view you'll have to log in at the direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ej_Oq-rbLY