At the end of last week a free concert of the Russian musician Alexey Poddubny and the rock band “Django” was held in Horlovka. The event was attended by the Chairman of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin and Acting Head of Horlovka city administration Ivan Prikhodko.

On September 17, 2016, the exchange of prisoners took place between Donetsk and Kiev within the framework of Minsk Trilateral contact group’s work. The Donetsk People’s Republic handed allegedly an employee of the UN humanitarian mission in Ukraine, which gathered the intelligence information, to the Ukrainian side of the SSU colonel, Yuri Suprun. In exchange, 4 civilians were returned.

On September 17, 2016, in Donetsk within the framework of “Time for choice” a public debate took place, in which the inhabitants of the Donetsk People's Republic wishing to participate in the Primaries-2016 as candidates were able to demonstrate their declamatory skills.

On September 18, in the village Gorbachevo-Mikhaylovka of Mospino town under the “Cozy courtyard” project the grand opening of a new playground took place. According to the correspondent of the official site of the Donetsk People's Republic, the event was held under the auspices of the public movement “Donetsk Republic.”

On September 16, the Chairman of the DPR People's Council, permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the trilateral contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin stated it is too early to talk about peace in Donbass as provocations carried out by the AFU continue, even though the ceasefire was announced.

Ukrainian authorities are trying to recruit residents of Donbass on the contact line, told the “Life” channel the Chairman of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin.

On September 12, in the Donetsk National University a round table on the topic “Youth in politics. Employment of young people in the government” dedicated to the day of foundation of the Political Science department has been held.

The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact Group on the negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin participated in "Time will show" programme in the Russian First Channel.

On September 9, 2016, a ceremony on the occasion of 95th birthday of the Great Patriotic War's veteran Ivan Kulago and handing him the state award “For Labour Valour” has been held in the Donetsk House of Culture Employees.

On September 9, a reporting conference of the “Donetsk Republic” public movement took place in Donetsk. The event was attended by the head of the General Executive Committee of the “Donetsk Republic” public movement, the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin and the representatives of municipal and district units of public movement.