Following the Soviet Union's collapse on 26 December 1991 and concurrent with the lead-up to Ukrainian independence on 24 August 1991, a nascent movement began in Odessa for the restoration of Novorossiya region; it however failed within days and never defined its borders.[16][17][18][citation needed] The initial conception had not developed exact borders, but focus centred on the Odessan, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Crimean oblasts, with eventually other oblasts joining as well.[18][19] The name received renewed emphasis when Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview on 17 April 2014 that the territories of Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odessa were part of what was called Novorossiya.[20][nb 1] In May 2014, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic proclaimed the confederation of Novorossiya and its desire to extend its control towards all of southeastern Ukraine.[23] The confederation had little practical unity and within a year the project was abandoned: on 1 January 2015 the founding leadership announced the project had been put on hold, and on 20 May the constituent members announced the freezing of the political project.

Tras o colapso da Unión Soviética o 26 de decembro de 1991 e concorrente ao inicio da independencia ucraína o 24 de agosto de 1991, iniciouse un movemento nacente en Odessa para a restauración da rexión de Novorossiya; con todo fallou aos poucos días e nunca definiu as súas fronteiras. [16] [17] [18] [cita necesaria] A concepción inicial non desenvolvera fronteiras exactas, pero centrouse nos oblastes de Odessan, Mykolaiv, Kherson e Crimea, co que finalmente outros oblastos tamén se unen. [18] [19] O nome recibiu unha énfase renovada cando o presidente ruso Vladimir Putin afirmou nunha entrevista o 17 de abril de 2014 que os territorios de Jarkov, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv e Odessa formaban parte do que se chamou Novorossiya. [20] [nb 1] En maio En 2014, a autoproclamada República Popular de Donetsk e a República Popular de Luhansk proclamaron a confederación de Novorossiya e o seu desexo de estender o seu control cara a todo o sueste de Ucraína. [23] A confederación tiña pouca unidade práctica e nun ano o proxecto abandonouse: o 1 de xaneiro de 2015 a dirección fundacional anunciou que o proxecto quedara en suspenso e o 20 de maio os membros constituíntes anunciaron a conxelación do proxecto político.