Recently, Ukrainian President Poroshenko declared full readiness to abandon Donbass coal and to switch thermal power plants to other coal brands, which will be delivered from various countries around the world. By the way, the energy efficiency of the proposed brand of coal is much lower.

On August 8, a meeting of the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the Head of the DPR Central Executive Committee of the public movement “Donetsk Republic” Denis Pushilin with the most active members of the “Donetsk Republic” public movement, the representatives of the central hospital’s work community, was held in Debaltsevo.

On August 8, the Debaltsevo Town Council held a solemn presentation of membership cards of the public movement "Donetsk Republic" to the railway workers. The event was attended by the Chairman of the People's Council of the DPR Denis Pushilin and the deputy Herman Kadyrov.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine believes that it would be a good idea to increase its punitive measures against the unwelcome and in the territory of European countries. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrey Melnyk “encouraged the organizers of the casting show DSDS to remove H.P. Baxxter (the lead singer of the group “Scooter” – Editor's note)  from a jury” who had violated the laws of another state.

The Pentagon's another statements, which contain recommendations to the White House regarding the supply of arms to Ukraine, sparked a violent reaction in the media. More recently, the representative of the US State Department Kurt Volker stated that such assistance to Ukraine is by no means a provocation.

In autumn, the validity period of the Ukrainian laws that were adopted within the framework of the Minsk process expires. One of them is the current law "On the special order of local self-government in certain regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions" of September 19, 2014.

The Head of the Ministry of Energy Igor Nasalik stated that the payment for necessary coal, which had been offered by the United States, was a safety measure.

On August 5, the next stage of the Republican Youth Forum “Sea” was held in the urban-type settlement Sedovo in Novoazovsk district. The event was attended by the Head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin and the Deputy Chairman of the DPR Council of Ministers Dmitry Trapeznikov.

Despite Ukrainian oligarchs' attempts to destroy the Donbass industry, most of the enterprises managed not only to preserve, but also to resume production processes, to provide jobs.

On August 4, a celebratory event, timed to DPR Railway Worker's Day, was held in the Slavic Culture Centre in Donetsk. The commemoration was attended by the Head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko and the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin.