The Verkhovna Rada has adopted medical reform, which means that the constitutionally guaranteed free medicine will disappear in 2020. The services in hospitals will be divided into three categories: fully free, partially paid by the state (so-called co-payment) and paid.

On October 20, a commemorative event on the occasion of Communication Workers' Day was held in Donetsk. The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin and the Minister of Communications of the DPR Victor Yatsenko congratulated the communication workers of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

No coup d'état made a country stronger and more developed and did nothing to facilitate its progress. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin in the "Time Will Show" programme on the Russian First channel.

The United States of America has set conditions for Ukraine on the next president: it must be a man not tarnished by politics, – the Ukrainian media report. And it does not bother anyone that such ‘valuable guidance’ is a direct interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine.

On October 18, a regular meeting of the Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass was held in Minsk. The agenda included the observance of cease-fire regime, the implementation of the Agreement on the separation of forces and means and the preparation for the exchange of prisoners.

On October 18, a convention of the “Donetsk Republic” public movement took place in Donetsk. During the event, the Head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko announced an assignment for Denis Pushilin to lead a new dimension of activities – the integration of Donbass with the Russian Federation.

The publication of a cease-fire order on official Ukrainian websites under the ‘school truce’ will promote the observance of the cease-fire regime. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in the interview to the “Izvestia” correspondent.

The “Maidan” tragicomedy is gaining momentum in Ukraine: tents have been pitched, bonfires have been lit and tires have been brought… But the feeling of déjà vu is disturbed by artillery – there was none of that four years ago.

Ukraine continues to pursue destructive economic policies, which it tries to represent as stabilization and even economic growth in media. For instance, the Kiev government has increased minimum wage and social benefits. But what does this mean for the economy at all and Ukrainian citizens in particular?

A gun salute in the centre of Kiev is officially called a salute for the visit of the President of Malta, but everyone understands that this is a form of psychological pressure on protesters near the Verkhovna Rada. At the same time, Poroshenko appealed to law enforcement officials to ensure the peaceful nature of protests near the parliament.