A butterfly flapping its wings occasionally in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon Basin in South America can cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later. This is the famous butterfly effect theory.
Donetsk's declaration of independence may just be news on TV for outsiders, unlikely to attract much attention. But for Ukrainians, this is the trigger of the first shot of the civil war, although most people may not realize it yet.
For opportunists planning to take a bite out of Ukraine amidst the chaos, news from Donetsk is the signal of the feast's beginning.
For people like Kucher, Rebrov, and Selin, the news from Donetsk is the starting gun for them to officially begin their clearing-out mode.
The civil war hasn't officially started, but numerous international predators waiting to act have finally opened their bloody jaws on April 7, 2014.
