2018

On August 3, a solemn event dedicated to Railway Worker’s Day took place in the Office of the “Donetsk Railway” state enterprise. The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin, the Acting Minister of Transport Rostislav Markelov, the Acting Minister of Coal and Energy Anatoly Nesterenko and the Director-General of the “Donetsk Railway” state enterprise Oleg Kalevatykh attended the event to congratulate railway workers.

Despite the fact that earlier the OSCE SMM has submitted a request to facilitate safe work and access to the settlements of Kominternovo and Sakhanka to communicate with civilians who live near the contact line, today Alexander Hug independently changed the route and tried to travel to Novoazovsk and Sedovo accompanied by the OSCE SMM patrols.

On August 3, the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin gave a welcoming speech to deputies on the occasion of the beginning of the 2018 autumn session of the highest legislative body.

In Kiev, a solemn opening of the monument to the ancient Russian epic hero Ilya Muromets was held. The event was attended by high-ranking officials, including the well-known city mayor Vitaly Klichko.

In June, a new law on housing and communal services entered into force in Ukraine. Since that moment, the responsibility for the unpaid utility debt of Ukrainian citizens has grown significantly. In particular, a penalty was set for each day of delay in the amount of 0.01% of the total debt. In addition, debtors will be deprived of the right to receive subsidies and be disconnected from the supplied services without resorting to court from the…

Some participants of a negotiation process in Minsk from the Ukrainian side intentionally conduct destructive activities. This was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the Permanent Plenipotentiary Representative of the DPR in the Contact Group’s negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in live interview with radio station “Father’s Radio” on August 2.

Petro Poroshenko wrote on his official page in Facebook that he had initiated the establishment of a special body on the formulation of claims against Russia to allegedly recover damage it had caused in Donbass and Crimea. The President of Ukraine refers to an adopted law on “reintegration” of Donbass, in which such a body is contained.

The Kiev officials and oligarchs, who are close to power, will find themselves amidst victims in case of the establishment of criminal liability in Ukraine for the import of goods made in the Russian Federation. The DPR People’s Council deputy Vladislav Berdichevsky shared his opinion with the Donetsk News Agency.

The Ukrainian authorities continue to prove to the world community by their actions that no commitments, including the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, are associated with its representatives. Regular cleansing among the local population are committed by the military on the territory of the Donbass, temporarily under Ukraine's control, as well as reprisals against dissidents contrary to legal and ethical…

On July 28, the Day of celebration of the 1030th anniversary of the Christianization of Rus', a divine service was held in St. Vladimir's Church of the city of Donetsk in honour of St. Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles.