A completely legitimate constitutional body in the Donetsk People's Republic after the death of its Head Alexander Zakharchenko is the People's Council headed by Denis Pushilin. This point of view in an interview with TASS was expressed by director of the Center for Political Conjuncture Alexey Chesnakov.

The education system in the Republic should correspond to the challenges of the present, Olga Makeyeva, Deputy Chairman of the DPR People's Council, told Donetsk News Agency.

The Head of the parliamentarian faction “Donetsk Republic” and deputy Alexander Kostenko refuted information, which was disseminated by Ukrainian mass media, on his alleged escape from the DPR after the death of the Head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko.

The murder of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko can be considered political, aimed at disrupting the Minsk agreements, deputy of the DPR People's Council Valery Skorokhodov told RIA Novosti.

The assassination of the DPR Head, Alexander Zakharchenko, is a provocation aimed unequivocally at the disruption of the Minsk agreements. This was announced today by the Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the Permanent Plenipotentiary Representative of the Donetsk People's Republic at the talks of the Contact Group in Minsk, Denis Pushilin, on the air of the "Reaction" programme on the Russian NTV channel.

On September 2, in the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A.B. Solovyanenko, the farewell ceremony with the Head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko took place.

On September 2, the Acting Head of the DPR Dmitry Trapeznikov and Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin laid floral tribute to the Joseph Kobzon’s monument, which is located on a square near the Palace of Youth “Youth” in Donetsk.

No words can express the pain of losing the great native of Donbass, Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic Joseph Davydovich Kobzon. He was and always will be an example of courage and heroism. This conspicuous figure protected the rights of our people with honour and praised the feats of compatriots in his creative works by appearing on a scene in the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko for the first time.…

The statement of President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko about the intention to break the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership with the Russian Federation is aimed at raising his rating ahead of the forthcoming elections. This opinion was voiced to RIA Novosti by deputy of the DPR People's Council chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Vladimir Bidyovka.

Apparently, some military leaders of the AFU had an urge to recall how they “fought with Russia in Donbass” after the celebration of “independence” in Ukraine. In particular, the Chief of the AFU General Staff Victor Muzhenko shared his memories about event of 2014 on his Facebook page.