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That really depends who you ask.
Ask Russians or their braindead boot lickers and it's a coup - ask the people there fighting for their own country and against russification and it's a revolution ;)
It was an overthrow of a democratically elected president. Not every Ukrainian was happy about it, obviously, since some Ukrainians were/are fighting the revolutionaries.
No, it depends on Definition and Wikipedia is a good start.
Wikipedia: Coup
Wikipedia: Revolution
Horse Poo doesn't get Chocolate Cream just because you ask someone else.
Uh huh. If Trump's people succeed on Jan 6th would it be a revolution or a coup? I'll go with whichever you answer.