A poll showed that only about a quarter of Donetsk residents support pro Russian rallies and less than five percent support leaving Ukraine.
The poll has done much to damper the spirits and enthusiasm of the militants who have seized government buildings in Donetsk and Lugansk.
Counter protesters waving Ukrainian flags have also besieged the militants, showing their support for the interim national government.
In a very positive sign, the militants in Lugansk released the fifty-six hostages that they had taken, when they seized the government buildings.
Officials are working towards a deal that may see amnesty, for the militants, if they leave peacefully on Friday.
Meanwhile, NATO released satellite taken photos that show Russian military forces near the Ukrainian border.
In several cases they are forward of any actual bases, encamped and parked on fields.
According to NATO, nearly one hundred of the locations held no Russian troops in February.
It is hoped that, with support crumbling for any area to leave Ukraine, Russia will finally back off and not take any more regions than Crimea.
Ukraine has promised to fight if Russia invades any more of the country's territory.
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