‘Ethnic’ Russians were placed there by Russia under soviet rule, and ethnic Ukrainians were cleansed and moved out of the area.
Having said that, yes, people in Eastern Ukraine want nothing to do with Russia.
The war is not an ‘ethnic Russian uprising’, it’s Russia sending in military, soldiers and weapons. There is nothing ‘insurgent’ about it.
It’s an attack on a sovereign nation.
So yes, it’s propaganda.
The devil typically mixes lies with truth.
The sad thing is that Ukraine is once again caught between two burgeoning empires that care nothing for its sovereignty. And the US (under Obama), which is supposed to be guarantor of sovereignty for its allies, is doing zip.
They're fleeing to Russia in droves.