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Robert - there was no "coup" in Ukraine in 2014

A coup d’état is the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government or leader by a small group, typically involving control of the armed forces, police, and other military elements. Unlike a revolution, which is usually achieved by large numbers of people working for basic social, economic, and political change, a coup is a change in power from the top that merely results in the abrupt replacement of leading government personnel.

Are you trying to clam that there was a peaceful transition from Viktor Yanukovych to Petro Poroshenko?

Ukraine's former PM rallies protesters after Yanukovych flees Kiev

By the very definition you put, there was no violent overthrow of Yanukovych.

however, if you look at YOUR definition - , a coup is when a group of armed people (military or just a crowd of armed guys, domestic or foreign, or both) seizing government buildings to install their government or make existing government work at gunpoint

This is exactly what happened back in 2014 in Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk. Local rebels and Russian military (openly in Crimea, posing as locals in Donbas) violently overthrew Ukrainian rule and put in Muscowite frozen statelets

What happened in Kyiv though was mass protests.

At night, a few hundred protestors, mainly students, were beaten by the infamous Berkut. The next day hundreds of thousands demanded the resignation of the minister of internal affairs.

NOTE:

The Euromaiden protests were NOT started for Yanukovych's resignation
YAnukovych fled after escalating for a few months and alienating more and more people
The parliament, where his party had a majority, removed Yanukovych
New elections were held

Russia used the time since 21 November 2013 to prepare to invade Ukrainian Crimea. Which Russia did on 20 February 2014. On 22 February, Yanukovich left Ukraine — and ran off to Russia. He’s been staying there since.