The residents of the neighbouring state's capital suddenly grew bolder and decided to formally express distrust to their mayor Vitaly Klichko. And since it is known that any mass actions in Ukraine take place only when someone orders them, it becomes obvious that the struggle for the capital's political Olympus has begun and is entering a new stage.

On April 8, in the Donetsk sports club "Spartak" competitions in mixed martial arts "Fight Master Cup IV" were held. 20 sportsmen from the DPR, the LPR and the Russian Federation took part in the competition. The sports event was visited by the Chairman of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin.

Litter picking was held on April 8, at the Donetsk Komsomol Park of Culture and Recreation within the framework of a two-month landscaping programme. The event, organized on the initiative of the public movement "Donetsk Republic", was attended by about 100 people – deputies of the parliamentary faction "Donetsk Republic" and the activists of this public movement.

On April 7, in the session hall of the Government House, in which the Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Donetsk People's Republic was adopted three years ago, and the State Independence Act was signed, the Chairman of the People's Council Denis Pushilin congratulated the inhabitants of the Republic on the anniversary of the DPR proclamation.

The Ukrainian leadership once again boasts of its 'achievements'. The country received another loan from the IMF. However, the situation for ordinary citizens will only worsen. People, of course, will not see this money.

On April 7, a mass rally, timed to the third anniversary of the proclamation of the Donetsk People’s Republic, was held at the Lenin square in Donetsk. The Chairman and deputies of the DPR People’s Council participated in the event.

At the beginning of his career at the premiership, Groysman claimed that he knew how to "make happy" every Ukrainian and bring the country out of the economic and financial crisis.

On April 6, the Ukrainian news feed is filled with joy: the European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved the cancellation of visas for Ukraine.

On April 6, the Zmievskaya CHPP, supplying the north-east of Ukraine, is to be stopped, the other day the Tripolskaya and the Pridneprovskaya thermal power plants stopped working. In addition, next week the Krivotozhskaya thermal power station will stop because of the lack of supplies of anthracite coal from Donbass.

Yesterday, the report of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe was published stating that Ukraine in 2016 became one of the leading countries to which the maximum number of claims was filed and, at the same time, is an outsider for payments in favour of the applicants according to the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.