Russia’s Promsvyazbank (PSB), has provided the first
mortgage loan to a Donetsk People’s Republic family
which is buying an apartment in Shakhtyorsk town,
the PSB press service told the Donetsk News
Agency on Tuesday.
“The Bank... has granted the first mortgage loan in the new
Russian regions. A DPR family will purchase an apartment
in the Shakhtyovsk town located not far from Donetsk, in
the secondary housing market,” the press service said.
“The mortgage loan amount is 850,000 rubles, with a
payback period of 20 years. Insurance coverage of
the mortgage agreement, has been provided by
the PSB Strakhovaniye company.”
PSB has developed the necessary infrastructure for mortgage
banking in the new regions. The Russian Construction
Ministry is drawing a housing program, a crucial
element for developing the mortgage loan
market. After the launching of the
program, residents will be able
to take out preferential
mortgages, at a rate
not exceeding 2%.
PSB earlier offered the opportunity to residents of the
Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics to apply
for a PSB bank card with a 101-day grace period.
The minimum card limit is 10,000 rubles. Card issue and
servicing are free of charge. PSB also launched a
program enabling card users to withdraw cash
at petrol stations in the DPR.
Image: Russian transport minister announces plans to rebuild Donetsk airport
Russian transport minister announces
plans to rebuild Donetsk airport
June 5th, 2:22pm (DAN)
Russia's authorities are considering the possibility to restore
the Donetsk airport; the issue was discussed in the course
of President Vladimir Putin’s meeting on Monday with
Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev and Russian
Railways Director Oleg Belozerov.
“Our general development covers five airports: these are
Mariupol, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye,”
the Kremlin press service quoted Savelyev as saying.
“We’ll start with Mariupol when we have that opportunity. We
are currently preparing design specifications and estimates.”
“If the situation permits, we’ll be able to use the airport in
2024-2025. We’ll phase in others later on, because they
sustained damage, ” he said.
Donetsk’s Sergey Prokofiev airport, stopped operation on
May 26, 2014 by the decision of Ukraine’s State Aviation
Administration. On that day, Ukrainian forces delivered
the first airstrikes at the facility. Several dozen people
including militiamen, airport personnel and civilians
were killed in fighting. The next day, Ukraine’s
National Guard took airport terminals under
control. Several months of clashes left the
airport completely ruined. It was
liberated from Ukrainian troops
on January 16th, 2015.
Of course the song below can inspire if you think you are brave, and know something of suffering... but keep your heart and soul intact... because you are the son or daughter of a miner; yet the film above will inspire you and touch you and help you understand so much more.
Many many thanks to Richard Gould, a true genius, who has his own group, yet gave up his time to generate the music.
Also to Ceri of Big Pit, who might not necessarily have agreed with the politics, but was so generous with his time and photos.
And to the Clydach Vale lake and cafe, which is the best nearby example of what is possible!
And last, but definitely not least, a massive thank you to Becs... who has the smile to warm the world - and the guts and generosity - to appear on video.
Image: New waterway to Seversky Donets Donbass canal to be built by end of summer DPR ministry June 9th, 9:49am (DAN) The construction of a new water duct from the Olkhovskoye and Khanzhenkovskoye reservoirs for filling the Seversky Done
Russian integrated treatment
systems ---help DPR cope with water shortages
June 2nd, 11:35am (DAN)
The water purified with Russian integrated treatment
systems which were provided to the DPR, will be
used as the main source in cases of water
supply shutdowns, the Donetsk city
administration head, Alexey
Kulemzin, told the Donetsk
News Agency, Thursday.
''The tests carried out by the city sanitary
epidemiological service, show --- that the
treated water can be used for household
and practical needs such as cleaning,
laundering or face washing,''
Kulemzin said.
''In the case that the water supply fully stops,
it will be used as drinking water --- after
settling and boiling.''
The Russian equipment can purify 408 cubic metres
of water in 12 hours. Its maximum usage... reaches
20 hours a day with an output of 680 cubic metres.
Kulemzin said that there is no need to operate the
equipment at full capacity at present, but if the
situation worsens, the water treatment
systems will be utilized to
the maximum.
In mid-April, Russia handed over to the Republic SKO-
10 and SKO-8 integrated water treatment systems.
They had been installed at three Donetsk water
reservoirs and two ponds in Makeyevka.
SKO purifies water.. from solid particles, suspensions,
organic poisons, radionuclides, bacteria and viruses.
The system can take water from any source.
All treatment processes are fully automatic.
The authorities are making efforts to provide residents
of frontline areas with water. Kulemzin said that at
least 100 tons of drinking and service water are
supplied daily to Donetsk’s Kievsky, Kirovsky,
Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts,
Yelenovka, Staromikhailovka,
Alexandrovka and other
settlements that
regularly come
under fire.
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Water problems in the DPR will be
resolved only after the capture of Slavyansk – Eduard Basurin
May 25th, 3:33pm https://en.news-front.info/
Water problems in the DPR will be resolved only
after the capture of Slavyansk, said Eduard
Basurin, deputy head of the DPR UNM.
''We need the conduit that runs from Slavyansk
towards Gorlovka, where there are three
pumping stations that create pressure
and pump water.''
''Until we take Slovyansk and this entire canal, we
will have a very big problem with water”, he said
on Channel One.
Image: The Miners' Strike mementos of love
The Miners' NextStep
In 1912 - this year that will be 111 years ago - some of the best minds in Wales met and produced a pamphlet:- 'The Miners' Next Step' to guide miners to a better world, so working people can build a future without parasites or back-stabbers, or bosses, or short-sighted greed.
Just like the people of Donbass, who, before Russia's revolution, lived in the Free Lands and worked to build their world... with love.
Their vision became - unfairly, in my opinion - labelled as anarcho-syndicalism..... so was discounted as a way forward by socialists in Wales and the U.K.
Yet their analysis is as relevant today, as ever, on questions like true democracy and leadership.
Their pamphlet can be accessed online, and I would urge you to read it! If you want to create a fab future for your loved ones..
P.S. hope you like the song!
Image: WHAT IS POSSIBLE THROUGH LOVE
The people of Donbass (pictured) are united and organised..
The Donbass and Wales and The Miners' Next Step
The people of Donbass run their own army, police and civil
affairs, and run a successful economy, based on soviet style factory and mine local democracy --- so they decide how their buildings and parks, facilities and arts and crafts, fulfill their needs and values.
Because the Kiev government - brought into being by US money and the Maiden violent insurrection and coup - helped to power, extreme nationalist forces.. the rest of Ukraine is trapped and being stripped of its material wealth.
Local oligarchs, bowing to a West desperate to keep its old role, as ''the chosen ones'' - plus a group of psychotic 'US 'neo-cons'', who genuinely welcome a ''decider'' world war, now run things in Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians are leaving the country... as prices rise and their economy is stripped, and the war on the Donbass, backed by US-led NATO, is an open sore.
All in the middle of a pandemic and the Earth being poisoned against humanity... well!
And the miners of Wales who met in 1912, planned.. then explained... how to work and achieve a better life, by realising the dreams of the vast majority.
Their solution was to use the power of organisation, to create wealth.
They, at that time, planned to havethe local lodges use their organisational
skills.. to set up many businesses...
but any organisation can, right now, call on a number of volunteers to gladly work an hour a month... and many will be happy to do more. From each, according to their ability and to each, according to their need.
That's the spirit.
It's simple... and the only way to achieve a beautiful world, is bit by bit, until it's done.
If three people or a few hundred give one hour a month... then an affordable child nursery for working parents, or a centre to entertain the children after school, are all possible.
The reward?
No-one has to fight against anyone, or rob or borrow money, as people will volunteer, either their time, gifts, or money, to a cause which benefits all in your community.
Love will grow even stronger in your community.
The better place everyone wants, will grow slowly, in peace, like a baby grows in the womb.
That's the miners' Next Step 2.
* * * * * * * * *
This does not mean, by the way, that public ownership is a bad thing, but that creative thinking is necessary.
We have seen how nationalised industries lack democratic accountability, and can be used badly, by both Labour & Tory governments --- as milk cows by the private sector, or to massage the unemployment figures.
And time and time again, after the public has paid for investments, to make them profitable... they are ''re-privatised''.
There are alternatives to the old failed model of public ownership, as seen in this country. Worker co-ops, Foundations, even charity status... could be tried.
There's nothing especially socialist, about nationalisation - Tories, even fascists use it, when private ownership has failed..
It's successful public ownership and control... that brings real lasting benefits, that's what we want!
The 'National Coal Board' closed more collieries down, than even Thatcher!
Image: DAN news info about Donbass
Donbass Post issues vignette
to celebrate Artyomovsk's
liberation
May 22nd, 9:52am (DAN)
Donbass Post has released a new vignette, dedicated to
the liberation of the town of Artyomovsk in the Donetsk
People’s Republic, the press service of the state
unitary enterprise reported on Monday.
The centre of the vignette features the Artyomovsk coat-of-
arms in the form of the French shield, typical of all towns
of the 19th century Russian Empire.
In the three-colour hereditary symbol, green is for soil fertility,
black for mineral wealth and silver-white for salt, which made the reason for founding the town.
The Artyomovsk coat-of-arms, established by royal decree
on July 29th, 1811, is the oldest in the Donetsk region.
The vignette is on sale at the FILATELIA
specialized shop in Donetsk.
On May the 20th, the Wagner private military company
reported that it had taken Artyomovsk... under full
control. The operation lasted 224 days; it began
on October 8th, 2022. All these days, the PMC
fighters made gains kilometre by kilometre:
liberating Artyomovsk from the
Ukrainian invaders.
Artyomovsk is a large district centre and fortified area of
the Ukrainian army north of Gorlovka. Ukrainian forces occupied the town in 2014.
The prewar Artyomovsk had machine building, metallurgical and construction companies... and the famous Artyomovsk Champagne
Wines Factory.
Kiev kept on trying to hold the town.. despite the losses.
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“Wagner” PMC vignettes, Stalin stamp
rate as most popular in Donbass
Post's history
April 12th, 9:30am (DAN)
The vignette in honour of the “Wagner” private military company
has become one of the most popular philatelic products in the
history of Donbass Post, the press service of the state-owned
company told the Donetsk News Agency on Wednesday.
“The stamp dedicated to Joseph Stalin is probably the most
popular stamp, but the recently issued ‘Wagner’ PMC
vignette might rival it,” the press service said.
“It sold out within a few hours after the
announced product launch.”
On March 23rd, 2023, Donbass Post issued envelops, cards
and commemorative vignettes dedicated to “Wagner”
Group fighters, with a print run of 4,400. The stamp
featuring the portrait of Stalin, the first in the
“Great Personalities” series, was released
for circulation in December 2019.
Vignettes are shaped like stamps but cannot used in mailing.
Earlier this year, “Donbass Post” started to use Russian
stamps in mail delivery payments.
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DPR Post issues stamps featuring
Welsh engineer John Hughes,
founder of Donetsk industry
April 2nd, 2021 at 2:28pm
(DAN news agency)
The DPR's State Post has issued a postal stamp featuring
John James Hughes, a Welsh engineer, businessman and
founder of the city of Donetsk, originally from Merthyr.
The stamp is decorated with Donetsk coat-of-arms and
Hughes portrait. The stamp can be used for registered
letters with receipt up to 20 gr, in accordance with the
current fee rate of 44 rubles.
The number of copies issued is 30,024.
The envelope for the new stamp features pictograms
representing industrial objects and clippings of
Donbass geological map.
Hughes moved to the Russian Empire, in the summer of 1870,
at the age of 55, as Millwall Iron Works Company received an
order, from the Imperial Russian Government, for the plating
of a naval fortress being built at Kronstadt on the Baltic Sea.
He immediately started to build metal works close to the
river Kalmius, at a site near the village of Alexandrovka.
Over the next twenty years, the works prospered and expanded, first under John Hughes and then, after his death, in 1889, under the management of four of his sons.
John Hughes died on June 17th, in 1889, during a business trip to St Petersburg.
According to some sources, Hughes taught himself to write, and could only read capital letters.
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HughesMetallurgical Plant - relaunched in spring 2017 January 12th, 2017
One of the biggest industrial enterprises of the Donetsk People’s Republic, founded by a Welsh entrepeneur in the 19th century, relaunched in the spring of 2017, the press-service of DPR's Ministry of Industry and Trade, reported. Did you know this?!?
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DPR issues stamps
devoted to Donbass
defense operation
March 24th, 9:27am (DAN)
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The Donbass Post state-owned unitary
enterprise has issued three stamps
devoted to the special operation to
defend Donbass, the company
press service said Thursday.
The print run of the strip and each stamp is
4,000. The #Za Pobedu strip costs 118
rubles. The envelope has a print run of
2,500 with the price of the first day
cover at 30 rubles.
Different perforations were used in stamp
printing - for the first time - the press
service told Donetsk News Agency.
The other side of the envelope features a
quote from Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s address to the nation.
“We are having a rush for the stamps and the
envelope. A third of the print run has already
been booked,” a press service employee said.
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DPR Post issues postal card
on the October Socialist
Revolution anniversary
November 1st, 4:28pm (DAN)
DPR State Post issued post cards with an
original stamp, for the Day of the Great
October Socialist Revolution.
"The "Soviet Holidays" series... is supplemented
with a postal card commemorating one of the
greatest holidays of the Soviet state. Postal
cards with the "Great October Socialist
Revolution" stamps... were issued on
November 3rd, 2021," the Post said.
Cards are available at the Post shop, at 72 Artyoma Street, Donetsk.
The October Revolution was a revolution in Russia
led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin.
November 7th, 2021 marked the 104th
anniversary... of the uprising in
Petrograd (St Petersburg).
The following day, the Winter Palace (the seat of the
Provisional government located in Petrograd, then
capital of Russia) was captured. This coup, is
considered to have started the creation of the state known as... the Soviet Union.
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Donbass Post issues its first
stamp featuring metal & coal
Donetsk, October 25th, 11:03am (DAN)
DPR State Post has issued a metal stamp,
for the first time ever, featuring samples
of coal: to commemorate the 300th
anniversary of the discovery of
coal deposits in Donbass.
"We are extremely proud to present our new
"stamp in metal" - an installation combining
the real rock and metal," the press statement issued by the Post, says.
The stamp is made of brass, it is
30 mm in diameter, its weight,
is 17 grams.
The installation is decorated with
a guiding star, and mining tools.
The first-day-envelope, with a black-and-
gold lining is also available for purchase.
The price of the commemorative sign is
900 rubles, the envelope in a frame
costs 1,000 rubles, at the store at 72, Artyoma street.
Image: About 400 schoolchildren from Mariupol will spend the "Petersburg holidays" in the Druzhnykh camp June 2nd, 3:41pm (RT.ru) On June 4, the Druzhnykh Children's health complex in St. Petersburg will host the first shift of schoolchildren from
About 400 schoolchildren from Mariupol
will spend the "Petersburg holidays"
in the Druzhnykh camp
June 2nd, 3:41pm
(RT.ru)
On June 4, the Druzhnykh Children's health complex in St.
Petersburg will host the first shift of schoolchildren from
Mariupol on vacation, the office of the city's Vice-
Governor Oleg Ergashev reported.
"The camp will host the first shift of vacationers among 400
schoolchildren of different ages and 20 accompanying
teachers on June 4. They will spend two weeks in
St. Petersburg," the report says.
For children, the health complex organized five two-week
shifts, which include excursions, interest clubs, creative
activities, sports competitions, quests, and
educational programs.
Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin previously announced
the holiday of graduates "Scarlet Sails" in Mariupol,
on the shore of the Sea of Azov.
According to him, excellent students, athletes and other
students with high achievements will be able to
participate in the event.
The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
of Russia, Irina Volk, said that about 1.2 million people
participated in the Scarlet Sails alumni festival in
St. Petersburg in 2022.
Image: Lipetsk delivers glass units to Donbass
Lipetsk delivers glass units
for war-damaged buildings
to DPR’s Volodarsky district
June 2nd, 11:38am (DAN)
Russia’s Lipetsk region has handed over glass units to the
Volodarsky district in the Donetsk People’s Republic for
installation in war-damaged hospitals and houses,
local authorities told the Donetsk News Agency
on Friday.
Reinforced plastic windows would be installed in two medical
and obstetric centres, a local administration building and 14
apartment building units, an official said adding that the
local administration had provided construction
materials for repairs of 30 homes, since
the beginning of this year.
Earlier reports said that the Lipetsk region would
replace almost 20 kilometres of water lines
in the Volodarsky district.
The Volodarsky district is located in the south of the
Republic. Russian forces liberated it from Ukrainian
troops in the spring of 2022. In early June, DPR
Head Denis Pushilin issued a decree creating
local government. Russia’s Lipetsk region,
as a sponsor, is helping the district
rebuild its civil infrastructure.
Image: Russia to do everything - for children
Russia to do everything - for children
in new regions to have peaceful life
— ombudsperson
June 1st, 11:52am (DAN)
Caring about children in the new regions, has become
a priority for the Russian children’s rights institution,
Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights,
Maria Lvova-Belova, told the Donetsk News
Agency on Thursday.
“Our country became larger in the autumn (of 2022) with
the accession of four regions,” Lvova-Belova said.
“Caring about our new young fellow residents
has become a priority for the office of the
children’s ombudsperson.”
It is focused on targeted assistance to children: for
example, the provision of prosthetic services
after a mine blast injury, as well as on
system issues, she said.
The ombudsperson’s Office helps the new regions to build
their own childhood protection system, draw regulations
in accordance with national laws, participate in federal
projects, and improve the skills of specialists who
work with children, Lvova-Belova said.
Positive changes can be observed even now, as children
express their gratitude for the improvements and new
opportunities delivered to them by the country.
“I wish peace and health to all the children in the new
regions. Russia has been doing everything, for you
to live in peace and grow up in a country where
the key values are: compassion, creative work
and family. The children’s rights institution is on standby; you can always raise with us, an issue that worries you,” the
ombudsperson said.
International Day for Protection of Children is marked
annually on June 1st. It was established ..during the
Congress of the Women’s International Democratic
Federation, in Paris, in November 1949.
Cultural, entertainment, sport and charity events
in support of children, are traditionally held on
that day.
Image: 'Donbass Children' film
'Donbass Children'film to be
shown in a dozen countries
June 1st, 10:32am (DAN)
The film 'Donbass Children' will be shown as part of
the celebrations of International Day for Protection
of Children in 12 foreign states, the press service
of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of
Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad,
and International Humanitarian Cooperation
(Rossotrudnichestvo) said on Thursday.
The film, produced by Tatyana Borshch, will be screened in
Belarus, Israel, India, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Lebanon,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Cuba and Sri Lanka. It has
already been presented to viewers in Bulgaria, Egypt
and Zambia. The film show is a joint project of
Rossotrudnichestvo and RT Documentary.
The premiere took place, in September 2022. The film tells
about the terrible daily routine of Donbass residents amid
constant shelling, deaths of children, mined toys and
graves in house yards. Children and adults recall
what they had to go through and the help from
the Russian military, and share their plans
for a peaceful future.
Image: DPR unveils medal For Liberation of Artyomovsk
DPR unveils medal
“For Liberation of
Artyomovsk”
May 31st, 11:13am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin
has approved the design of the certificate of the
medal “For Liberation of Artyomovsk.”
The medal will be awarded to servicemen and commanders
who fought for the town, as well as to mine clearance
operation participants, according to the decree
published on Pushilin’s official website.
The medal is made of golden metal; its diameter is 32mm.
The face shows a double-headed eagle with the Great
Imperial Crown above, and a shield depicting Michael
the Archangel on its chest. In the bottom part of the
medal ---- there is a ribbon, with the inscription
“Artyomovsk” flanked by a sword and a pick.
The reverse side has two versions. Both run the inscription
“For Liberation of Artyomovsk” along medal edge and
have the date in the centre: May 20, 2023.
The difference is that one version shows St George’s
ribbon under the date, while the other shows sheet
music. Pushilin’s decree came into force
on Tuesday.
The DPR parliament approved the military decoration at an
extraordinary session on May 25 along with the award,
safekeeping and medal duplicate procedures.
Artyomovsk is a large district north of Gorlovka. Ukrainian
forces occupied the town in 2014 --- and turned it into a
heavily fortified area. Clashes for the town, began in
the autumn of 2022 - as part of the special military
operation. It was liberated from Ukrainian troops,
on May 20, 2023. The operation lasted 224 days.
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DPR agribusinesses... to plant 300 hectares with watermelons, melons
May 30th, 5:28pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic farmers will plant melons
and watermelons on an area of some 300 hectares
this spring, the press service of the regional
Agricultural Policy and Food
Ministry reported.
As of now, watermelons have been planted on an area of
140 hectares (55% of the target) while melons were
planted on an area of 18 hectares (48%). By the
end of spring sowing, DPR farmers will have
planted 292 hectares of gourd crops,
including 254 hectares
of watermelons.
The planting season began in mid-March. Reports in late
April said that a majority of DPR farming districts had
planted crops on more than half of arable land
(some 35,500 hectares).
Image: Russian digital television launched in two Kherson region settlements
Russian digital television launched
in two Kherson region settlements
May 30th, 10:42am (DAN)
Digital television has become available in the village of
Zhelezny Port and Lazurnoye settlement on the Black
Sea coast of the Kherson region, said the press
service of the regional Ministry of Digital
Development and Mass Media.
“The first multiplex has been launched in Zhelezny Port
and Lazurnoye. Their residents can now watch eight
TV channels with power consumption at 250 watt,”
the Ministry said, in a post on Telegram.
Radio Russia is expected to launch
broadcasting in this district.. later
this week.
In November 2022, broadcast television was launched
in the village of Vasilyevka --- where three modern
multiplex systems were put into service.
Image: DPR to put up monument to Wagner fighters
DPR to put up monument
to “Wagner” fighters
May 30th, 9:03am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic authorities are planning to build
a monument to fighters of the “Wagner” private military
company in central Artyomovsk, acting DPR Minister
of Culture, Mikhail Zheltyakov, said.
“I believe we must announce a contest in the Republic for the
best sketch of a monument to ‘Wagner’ fighters,” Zheltyakov
told the Donetsk News Agency adding that the monument
had to be placed in central Artyomovsk.
“Wagner” fighters are heroically brave people - who “picked
out” the enemy from every metre of the ground in the town,”
he said.
The Ministry of Culture will announce the contest
immediately after inventorying the cultural
facilities in Artyomovsk, the official said.
Artyomovsk is a large district centre north of Gorlovka.
Ukrainian forces occupied the town in 2014 and
turned it into a heavily fortified area.
The clashes for the town began in the autumn of 2022 as
part of the special military operation. It was liberated
from Ukrainian troops on May 20, 2023. The town
mop-up operation, was carried out by the
“Wagner” PMC.
Image: Patriotic master class for children from Donbass
Patriotic master class for children
from Donbass held at the
Victory Museum
May 29th, 6:48pm
(RT.ru)
Participants of the Leaders of Russia contest
held a lesson of memory and glory for
children from Donbass, in the
Victory Museum. This is
reported by the news
paper "Vzglyad".
It is noted that the winner of the contest "Leaders of Russia"
Oleg Kalinsky and semifinalist Yuri Bibishev held a master
class "Military Glory", during which they talked about
tools for recreating the stories of heroes of the
Great Patriotic War.
More than 100 children took part in the event.
"Every family has its own heroes, and in order to preserve
the memory of them, the Leadership Academy project of
the Elbrus Leadership Club of Russia has conceived a
project for young people called Combat Glory,"
explained Kalinsky.
So, during the master class, the winners of the Leaders of
Russia contest helped a girl accompanying a children's
group find information about her grandfather, who
went missing.
On May 11, it became known that the concert "Stories of our
Victory", in Izhevsk, was watched by 8 thousand people,
and more than 73 thousand became its viewers in
social networks.
Image: Donbass Post launches wire transfer system
“Donbass Post” launches wire
transfer system between DPR,
Russian regions
May 29th, 12:36pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic residents... can now send money
orders to all regions of the Russian Federation ------ from any
“Donbass Post” office, the press service of the state-owned
company told the Donetsk News Agency. The minimum and
maximum wire transfer amounts are, respectively, 1 ruble
and 500,000 rubles. The fee for the service starts at 60
rubles, depending on the sum of the money order and the type of transfer.
The post office will keep the money for one month from the
date of receipt. DPR residents have been waiting for this
service since the “Donbass Post”'s establishment. The
money order system with other Russian regions has
been the key issue on company hotlines for many
years, the press service said. “Donbass Post”
was established in October 2014. It handles
mail, cargo delivery, including from Russia,
payment of pensions and welfare benefits,
utility services bills, money transfers etc.
Previously, money orders could only be
sent to recipients in the DPR or LPR.
Image: Zaporozhye region settlement connected to natural gas --- for first time in nine years
Zaporozhye region settlement
connected to natural gas ---
for first time in nine years
May 29th, 12:32pm (DAN)
“Melitopolgaz” has connected 17 homes in the Vladimirovka
village in the Zaporozhye region, to the gas supply network,
the press service of the state-owned company reported on
Monday. “Seventeen homes have been connected to
natural gas as part the efforts to develop the gas
supply system, ” the press service said.
“It will improve village residents' living conditions and cut
their utility bills.” A “Melitopolgaz” team has installed gas
meters, launched gas appliances and explained safety
rules to the users, the company said. Earlier reports
said that “Melitopolgaz” would finish connecting
Vladimirovka to the gas supply network in the
near future. The gas supply network in the
settlement was built back in the 2014,
but has not been used until now.
Image: Donbass academy to train for new professions under Russian standards
Donbass academy to train for
new professions under
Russian standards
May 26th, 11:33am (DAN)
The Donbass National Academy of Civil Engineering and
Architecture (DonNASA) plans to launch --- six new
majors for bachelor and master degree students,
DonNASA rector, Nikolay Zaichenko, said.
“DonNASA is always focused on being a sought-for university
for prospective students and on training them as high-skilled
professionals competitive in the labour market,” Zaichenko
told the Donetsk News Agency. “Now that the academy
is administered by the federal authorities, it will launch
a number of majors under Russian standards for
bachelor and master degree students, as well
as for postgraduates.”
The bachelor degree programs are Reconstruction and
Restoration of Architectural Heritage,” Information
Systems and Technologies, Housing and Utility
Infrastructure, and Design.
Landscape Architecture, is offered to master degree
students and Environmental Safety to postgraduates.
DonNASA was founded on January 1, 1972. It is located
in Makeyevka. Its original name was Makeyevka Civil
Engineering Institute. Over decades of operation,
the university has trained thousands of
specialists in various fields such as
architecture, environmental
protection, construction
economics, the urban
economy, etc.
Image: 23,000 workers involved in rebuilding Mariupol May 25th, 2:03pm (DAN) The Single Customer in the Field of Construction has hired more than 23,000 workers for Mariupol rebuilding projects, plus plus plus cooperation
23,000 workers involved
in rebuilding Mariupol
May 25th, 2:03pm (DAN)
The “Single Customer in the Field of Construction” has hired
more than 23,000 workers for Mariupol rebuilding projects,
the press service of the state-owned company, told the
Donetsk News Agency on Thursday.
“To carry out repairs and rebuilding works in the city,
‘the Single Customer’ has enlisted more than 23,000
construction workers - from the Donetsk People’s
Republic, Russian regions and countries of the
Commonwealth of Independent States,” the press service said.
The total strength of the workforce, has been
reported as of late May; it periodically varies.
Earlier reports said that the “Single Customer” had restored
over 150 apartment houses in the city and that repairs
were underway on another 1,500. The company
put up 25 buildings from scratch.
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DPR, Kemerovo region leaders
discuss cooperation, and
humanitarian assistance
May 25th, 11:21am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin
has met with visiting Kemerovo region governor
Sergey Tsivilev, to discuss prospects for
cooperation between the regions... and the rebuilding of Gorlovka.
The Russian region has sent textbooks and office equipment
to schools in the DPR’s frontline town, sponsored the recreation and rehabilitation of 500 children, and
has plans.... to make arrangements for the
recreation of another 1,100 children,
this year.
Kemerovo region authorities provided major support to
Gorlovka in preparing for the heating season last year
and will help with road maintenance, Pushilin said,
adding: that the security situation was an
obstacle to the rebuilding process.
“Gorlovka is actually on the frontline, so the enemy uses
any opportunity to shell town neighborhoods and social
infrastructure facilities,” he said.
Tsivilev said that he had come to the DPR to meet with its
leadership and see for himself the progress in rebuilding
works. The governor also said, that a memorial complex
“Donbass Defenders”, would be built in the regional
centre of Novokuznetsk.
The Gorlovka administration and the Kemerovo region
government, signed a cooperation agreement
in June 2022.
Image: 3,500 civilians evacuated from Artyomovsk
3,500 civilians evacuated
from Artyomovsk
May 24th, 1:05pm (DAN)
More than 3,500 residents of Artyomovsk have been
evacuated to temporary accommodation centres -
across the Donetsk People’s Republic, the press
service of the All-Russia People’s Front (ONF)
social movement, said on Wednesday.
“People’s Front traditionally comes to wherever help is
needed the most; representatives of the presidential
movement helped to evacuate people from the first
days,” the press service said.
Some 200 people have been accommodated in Sharkhtyorsk;
they receive all necessary aid, including medical assistance
from doctors of the “Krasny Kurg” non-profit organization.
“We understand their hardships ---- and the urgent need for
medical help. We want to provide all possible help, assess
their health and pass this information to the DPR
Healthcare Ministry, in order to send people to
specialized hospitals,” the ONF quoted
“Krasny Kurg” founder, Karapet
Topalyan, as saying.
The ONF press service added that the evacuees
at temporary accommodation centres had
comfortable conditions and were
provided with meals.
Evacuation from Artyomovsk to safer Donbass areas began
on February 20. Prior to that, the authorities moved out
the population of the suburban settlements liberated
from Ukrainian forces.
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Russian bank cards become
available in DPR, LPR
for first time
May 24th, 11:15am (DAN)
Residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics
now have the opportunity to apply for a credit card of
Promsyazbank (PSB) ----- the press service of the
financial organizations reported Wednesday.
“Residents of the Republics, can get a multi-purpose
payment instrument with 101 days of grace period
without commission or interest,” the press
service said.
The minimum card limit is 10,000 rubles. Card issue and
service are free of charge. Cash.. can be withdrawn
from the card at ATMs operated by PSB, or partner
banks in Russia; the limit for one-time withdrawal
is 3,000 rubles, while the monthly limit is set at
30,000 rubles.
Prospective clients can apply for a PSB card at any
of the Bank’s 380 offices in the designated regions.
Earlier reports said that PSB had launched a program
enabling card users to withdraw cash at DPR
petrol stations
PSB was the first among large Russian banks to offer
a package of banking services in the new Russian
regions... as it developed its infrastructure and
launched all socially significant services for
the population and business.
Last November, the Bank began to offer consumer loans
to DPR and LPR residents. The launching of credit cards
replenished the package of available financial products
and services.
Image: Artemovosk ---- what can be restored
Pushilin - on Artyomovsk:
There’s much work to do
but ---- we understand what can be restored
May 23rd,12:51pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin
visited the liberated town of Artyomovsk, to assess
the scope of rebuilding works.
“We’re going to Artyomovsk together with you to see the
amount of work for dedicated organizations and civil
services,” Pushilin said, in a video made during
the trip to the liberated town.
He said that there was no issue with the name of the town,
because the DPR authorities restored the original names
of the liberated settlements which the Kiev regime had
“decommunized” ...over the years of the conflict.
“Civil services.. will enter the town
after mine clearance operations.
Construction companies -- are
facing much work, but, as in
the case of Mariupol, we
understand what and
how can be rebuilt
by Russia” --- the
DPR leader said.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Marat
Khusnullin said after his visit to Artyomovsk
...that the town could be restored.
On May 20th, the Wagner private military company
announced that it fully controlled the town.
The operation lasted 224 days; it began
on October the 8th, 2022.
Image: United Russia primaries start in Donetsk Peoples Republic
“United Russia” primaries start
in Donetsk People’s Republic
May 22nd, 11:22am (DAN)
Some 1,300 candidates from the Donetsk People’s Republic
are taking part in the “United Russia” party preliminary
election which has started on Monday, said DPR
Acting Head Denis Pushilin.
“There are many young people among them: coal miners,
doctors, teachers, cultural figures and servicemen,”
Pushilin said in a post on Telegram.
“All registered voters will be get SMS messages inviting them
to vote on the ‘United Russia’ website. Counting stations
will operate from May 26 though May 28.”
Primaries are the selection of candidates from a political
party for their further participation in the elections.
“United Russia” is the only party in the country which holds
preliminary voting. It is open to Party members, supporters
and non-partisan candidates. Preliminary voting will be
held online on May 22-28. The DPR has set up polling
stations and arranged field voting. The candidates
were nominated from March 8 through April 27.
Voter registration is ongoing.
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HQ for aid to liberated territories
to be set up in Artyomovsk
— DPR leader
May 22nd, 10:06am (TASS)
An interagency centre on providing aid to liberated territories
will be set up in Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine) in
the near future, Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Acting
Head Denis Pushilin said on Monday.
"It is planned to set up a headquarters there following the
tested and established practice in other liberated cities.
The headquarters will begin to function in the near
future. This will be an interagency centre on
providing aid to liberated territories," he
told the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
According to Pushilin, the headquarters will operate
comprehensively. He noted that after thorough mine
clearance operations.. specialists would be able to
begin assessing the condition of all city buildings.
"Then, it will be possible to begin work to the full extent and
break it into stages, but we will plan works on restoring this
populated centre, in direct connection with the federal
centre," he noted.
Image: Almost 1,000 single family homes restored since start of 2023
Almost 1,000 single family homes
restored in DPR since
January 2023
May 19th, 10:54am (DAN)
Nearly 1,000 war-damaged single-family homes have been
restored across the Donetsk People’s Republic since the
beginning of this year, the DPR's Deputy Minister of
Construction and Utilities Maxim Zhukovsky,
said on Friday.
“The work is underway in the DPR to rebuild single family
neighbourhoods,” Zhukovsky said. “Repairs have been
completed on 929 homes since the beginning of 2023.”
DPR authorities plan to rebuild more than 3,000 homes this
year. Some 700 construction workers are involved in
ongoing housing sector repairs --- in Donetsk,
Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Dokuchayevsk,
Volnovakha, Mariupol ...and the
Novoazovsk, Telmanovo and
Volnovakha districts.
Image: 2,300 deputies to be elected to local government bodies in new Russian regions
2,300 deputies to be elected to
local government bodies in
new Russian regions
May 19th, 9:44am (DAN)
Residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic
and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions enjoy equal
suffrage with all other Russian regions at the
September elections, said Alexander
Sidyakin, Head of the “United
Russia” political party’s
Central Executive
Committee.
“Our common goal is to create all conditions for residents of
the new regions to take part in the vote on an equal basis,”
Sidyakin said. “United Russia,” together with other political
parties, helped amend the election law, and their
recommendations were included in the final
version of the bill.”
“The elections in the new regions must
be open, legitimate and safe,” he said.
Legislative assemblies in the new territories have 216
mandates, administrative centres 120 mandates and
local government bodies more than 2,300 mandates.
Some 3,500 candidates of all levels, have been registered
for “United Russia” primaries which the Party will hold in
the runup to the Single Voting Date on September 10th, the politician said.
“These regions... have had no elections on such a scale
before. Due to martial law & proximity to the frontline,
the government has to ensure suffrage ...during the
transition period and resolve paperwork problems
on the one hand,....and provide for the safety of the voters and election commission members, on the other,” Sidyakin said.
Russia’s Central Election Commission Chairperson Ella
Pamfilova - has recently visited the Donetsk People’s
Republic to assess preparations for the September
10 elections. In Donbass, they might run for
several days, because of the unstable
military situation.
Image: revenue increase and regional cooperation
DPR, Chukotka leaders discuss
economic cooperation plans
May 18th, 12:49pm (DAN)
Donetsk and Anadyr, the capital of the Chukotka Autonomous
Area, will develop mutually advantageous economic
cooperation, Donetsk People’s Republic Acting
Head, Denis Pushilin, said on Thursday, after
his talks with Chukotka's Acting Governor,
Vladislav Kuznetsov.
“We discussed opportunities for mutually advantageous
economic cooperation between our regions and plans
for rebuilding Debaltsevo; Chukotka has become
the sponsor region for this town,” Pushilin
wrote on Telegram.
“I thank Chukotka residents for supporting Donbass, I’m
confident of our effective interaction --- as distance is
no obstacle to like-minded people.”
At present, eight far-eastern regions are participating in DPR
to fully involve the colleagues from the Kherson and
Zaporozhye regions in modern Russian culture.”
The project is focused on preserving national traditions and
values and seeking ways to develop the Russian culture. It
includes various events which take the benefit of longtime
experience in museum, library, recreational, cultural and
educational activities. The number of participants is
expected to reach 850. Training will be provided in
a mixed online and onsite format, with trainees’
trips to Rostov-on-Don.
The Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives was
established in 2021 by President Vladimir Putin’s
decree. Its main objective is to support projects
in the spheres of culture, arts and creative
industries. The Foundation organizes
contests and awards presidential
grants to the winners.
Image: All houses in Mariupol to have centralized heat supply by year-end
All houses in Mariupol to have
centralized heat supply
by year-end
February 27th, 5:28pm (DAN)
All homes in Mariupol will be connected to the centralized
heating system by the end of this year, Russian Deputy
Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on Monday.
“All homes in Mariupol will be connected to
heat supply lines this year,” Khusnullin
told Russia 24 channel.
The main works to rebuild the maritime city are due to be
completed within three years, he added. Priority is given
to the heat supply system, electricity and water supply.
Then construction workers will start general repairs
of buildings.
Mariupol is the largest city on the Sea of Azov coast, a key
Donbass metallurgy centre and seaport. It was liberated
from Ukrainian troops on April the 21st, 2022. The city
housing stock and infrastructure sustained significant
damage. Damage assessment and repairs are under
way. The buildings beyond repair are torn down and
replaced with new ones. Some 28,000 construction
workers are involved in the Mariupol
rebuilding projects.
Image: All houses in Mariupol to have centralized heat supply by year-end
4,700 Donbass university teachers
upgrade skills to adopt Russian
standards
February 27th, 8:16am (DAN)
More than 4,700 university teachers in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have improved their skills as part of the transition to Russian educational standards, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education told the Donetsk News Agency.
“The Don State Technical University arranged advanced courses for 4,722 DPR and LPR university teachers,” the press service said.
Last spring, 137 master degree holders and postgraduates
from Donbass... had advanced training in the “Philosophy
of Science” basic scientific competence at the Saint
Petersburg Mining University. In December 2022,
the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
held a workshop in Rostov-on-Don which
was attended by the DPR and LPR
education and science ministers
and university rectors... and
representatives from the
four new regions.
Earlier reports said that the DPR universities
would fully adopt Russian educational
standards, by September 2023.
Image: Mariupol to relaunch its dockyard
Mariupol to relaunch its dockyard
February 22nd, 1:35pm (DAN)
The Mariupol authorities will relaunch the Azov dockyard and
create hundreds of jobs for local residents, Donetsk People’s
Republic government chairman, Vitaly Khotsenko, said on Wednesday.
“The dockyard - which was severely damaged by Ukrainian army fire has to be rebuilt and retooled,” Khotsenko said.
“It also needs a mine clearance plan. By launching the
enterprise, we’ll create hundreds of new well-paid
jobs for the local population.”
The regional authorities’ immediate objective is to launch
a modern facility to repair merchant, auxiliary and naval
ships, he said.
The Azov Ship Repair Plant is the largest company on the Sea
of Azov specializing in ship production, repairs, maintenance,
machine -building and trans-shipment. It used to repair up to
120 sea-going and river vessels and also produced spare
parts. The dock has not been functioning since 2014.
Image: Donbass has been waiting for Russias military assistance since 2014 Putin
Donbass has been waiting for
Russia’s military assistance
since 2014 — Putin
February 21st, 10:38am (DAN)
Donbass, in the conditions of blockade and constant artillery
attacks by Ukraine has been waiting for Russia’s help since
2014, President Vladimir Putin said, in his address to the
Federal Assembly on Tuesday.
“Donbass has fought beginning from 2014, defending its right
to live on its land and speak its native language; it fought
and would not yield in the conditions of blockade and
constant artillery attacks which the Kiev regime
carried out with undisguised hate; it had faith
and waited for Russia to come to help,”
Putin said.
The special military operation was started... for the sake of
protecting the people on Russia’s historical lands, national
security and elimination of threats from the neo-Nazi Kiev
regime. “We’ll be solving the tasks we are facing step by
step, accurately and consistently,” the president said.
Image: Day of DPR independence recognition by Russia to be remembered forever Pushilin
Day of DPR independence recognition
by Russia to be remembered forever
— Pushilin
February 21st, 9am (DAN)
The recognition of the independence of the Donetsk
People’s Republic by Russia was the turning point
in Donbass history, DPR Acting Head, Denis
Pushilin, said on Tuesday.
“A year ago, Russia announced the recognition of the
Donetsk People’s Republic,” Pushilin wrote on
Telegram. “It is the turning point in Donbass
history which considerably accelerated our
coming back home. I remember that happy
day and will never forget it --- as will not,
millions of my fellow countrymen.”
On February 21st, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin
signed the decrees on the recognition of the Lugansk
and Donetsk People’s Republics. Friendship,
cooperation and mutual assistance treaties
were signed with each Donbass Republic.
Image: Federal bodies to administer about half of DPR research centres, and universities
Federal bodies to administer about
half of DPR research centres,
and universities
February 21st, 8:49am (DAN)
Federal bodies will run 18 research organizations and
universities of the Donetsk People’s Republics, the
press service of the Russian Ministry of Science
and Higher Education, told the Donetsk
News Agency.
“Of the 21 research organizations in the DPR territory, eight
will be handed over to the Russian Ministry of Science and
Higher Education, and another three to other Russian
federal executive bodies --- such as the Healthcare
Ministry, the Emergency Situations Ministry and
the Rospatent Federal Service for Intellectual
Property,” the press service said adding that
other research organizations would be
administered at the regional level.
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education will manage
seven of the 16 DPR universities: the Donetsk National
Technical University, the Donetsk National Academy
of Civil Engineering and Architecture, the Donetsk
National University, the Donetsk Academy of
Management and Civil Service... under the
Head of the DPR, the Tugan-Baranovsky
Donetsk National University of
Economics and Trade, the
Mariupol State University
------ and the Azov State
Technical University.
Earlier reports said that the Russian Ministry of Science
and Higher Education, had earmarked considerable
funds for DPR science.
Image: Health resort treatment provided to hundreds of DPR servicemen
Health resort treatment provided
to hundreds of DPR servicemen
February 15th, 2pm (DAN)
More than 400 Donetsk People’s Republic servicemen have
had rehabilitation at Russian health resort institutions,
DPR government deputy chairperson Larisa
Tolstykina said on Wednesday.
“Health resort treatment was arranged for 171 people last
year,” Tolstykina said, in a post on Telegram. “Overall,
400 people have taken rehabilitation courses at the
Veshensky, Topol and Nadezhda health resorts.”
The Rostov region and Krasnodar Territory health resorts have
been providing rehabilitation therapy and specialized doctors’
assistance to wounded DPR servicemen and civilians for the
past five years, she added.
Trips to Russian health centres are arranged thanks to
cooperation between the DPR Social Policy Ministry
and the Rusichi-Tsentr regional organization for
social and legal assistance to disabled people.
Image: Presidential academy launches education program for new regions executives February 14th, 3:40pm (DAN) Civil servants of the new Russian regions have begun training at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administra
Presidential academy launches
education program for new
regions’ executives
February 14th, 3:40pm (DAN)
Civil servants of the new Russian regions have begun
training at the Russian Presidential Academy of
National Economy and Public Administration
(RANERA), the Academy’s press service
reported on Tuesday.
“Pursuant to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s instruction,
RANERA has launched a comprehensive training program
for civil servants of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s
Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions,”
the press service said.
The training will facilitate the implementation of social
support measures and investment mechanisms, and
effectively establish government bodies under
Russian norms. The program was launched
by the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the
Presidential Executive Office, Sergey
Kiriyenko and the DPR Acting Head, Denis Pushilin.
“I hope... that we won’t have to wait long for the results
of the training program; it’s important for a quick and
seamless transition period, ” Pushilin said in a post
on Telegram.
Some 6,000 executives from the new Russian regions,
have enrolled in RANERA programs. They will receive
instruction from representatives of federal
government bodies and sponsor regions,
and take part in team-building
workshops.
Image: 64 hospitals rebuilt in new regions in 2022, 100 facilities under repairs
64 hospitals rebuilt in new regions
in 2022, 100 facilities under repairs
February 2nd, 1:09pm (DAN)
Construction workers rebuilt 64 in- and out-patient hospitals
in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and
Zaporozhye and Kherson regions last year,
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat
Khusnullin, said on Thursday.
“To provide residents with quality medical assistance,
workers restored 64 in-and out-patient hospitals
there in less than a year, ” Khusnullin said
adding that repairs on some 100
facilities were ongoing.
Two floors of a six-storey perinatal centre in Donetsk have
already been built. The project is due to be finished by
the year-end, he said.
Earlier reports said that a transfusion department had been
launched in Volnovakha following repairs conducted with
the assistance of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.
Image: New water line built in Donbass
New water line built in Donbass
February 2nd, 12:17pm (DAN)
Military construction workers have built another water line
in the Donetsk People’s Republic which links Kipuchaya
Krinitsa wells and Donetsk’s “Yuzhny” water intake,
the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
“Defense Ministry military construction complex specialists
have completed the construction of a new water line to
supply pure drinking water to DPR residents,” it said.
The construction began in October 2022. Specialists laid a
36-kilometre-long pipeline and developed its infrastructure
which includes pumping stations & electrical substations.
The new water line will boost the volume of water supplied
to the DPR capital........ to 7,000 cubic metres a day.
After pipeline commissioning, a military construction company
will begin to build a water line from the Shevchenkovsky
water intake in the Dokuchayevsk district, to Donetsk.
Earlier reports said that the Russian Defense Ministry had
launched the construction of a water line from the Rostov
region to Donbass. DPR Acting Head Denis Pushilin said
that it was planned to launch two water duct pipes by
April the 1st.
Image: New Russian regions included in Southern Military District
New Russian regions included
in Southern Military District
February 2nd, 12:16pm (DAN)
The territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics
and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have been included in
Russia’s Southern Military District, as shown on the
interactive map of the military districts posted
on the Russian Defense Ministry website.
In October 2022, the Defense Ministry did not reply to the
Donetsk News Agency’s question regarding the DPR
integration into the military districts structure.
Russia has the Southern, Western, Central and Eastern
Military Districts and the Northern Fleet Joint
Strategic Command.
The number of Russian armed forces personnel was
2,039,758 as of January 1st, 2023 including
1,150,628 servicemen.
It has increased by 137,000 from last year.
Image: Yasinovataya prepares uninterrupted power supply system for contingencies
Yasinovataya prepares
uninterrupted power
supply system for
contingencies
January 31st, 12:55pm (DAN)
Engineers have ensured an uninterrupted power supply to
the frontline Yasinovataya town where electrical facilities
regularly come under Kiev artillery fire, mayor Dmitry
Shevchenko said, on Tuesday.
“We keep monitoring the town’s electricity problem,”
Shevchenko said. “I don’t want to tell everything,
but we’ve designed several backups, which will
help to quickly supply power to the town in the case of new strikes. So, if we have a full blackout, these backups help us to at least provide the town with heat
and water.”
Ukrainian artillery attacks cause several dozen
power supply system accidents in the town
every week, he added.
“I want to thank our power engineers for their
quick and tireless repairs,” the mayor said.
The town of Yasinovataya, founded in 1872, is located
21 kilometres from Donetsk. It is a key railway hub of the Donetsk People’s Republic. The town and its suburbs come under Ukrainian army fire
almost every day.
Image: Pushilin on war-torn Soledar rebuilding
Pushilin on war-torn
Soledar rebuilding
January 30th, 9:38am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic authorities plan to
rebuild Soledar using Mariupol’s experience,
DPR Acting Head, Denis Pushilin, said
on Monday.
“We plan to focus on putting up apartment buildings
in this settlement. Things are always more difficult
with single-family home neighbourhoods: even
partial rebuilding does not appear possible,
given the devastation we see in Soledar
and its outskirts,” Pushilin said on
Russia 24 news channel.
The authorities have estimated the costs to relaunch
Artyomsol, Europe’s largest salt producer located in
the town, he added.
Soledar is a small town outside Artyomovsk in the north
of the Donetsk People’s Republic. If was fully liberated
from Kiev forces, on January the 13th.
DPR news digest
January 27th, (DAN)
The Russian government has proposed a law on the granting
of retirement benefits according to Russian norms in the
DPR, LPR and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
starting March 1st. Another government lawbill set
s the procedure for the granting of childcare,
maternity and childbirth benefits in the new
Russian regions.
Russia will allocate more than one billion rubles for
the payment of unemployment benefits in the new
regions in 2023.
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has ordered to
approve the new regions rebuilding plans for 2023
by mid-February.
The Bank of Russia will issue a commemorative coin this
year to mark the accession of the DPR, LPR and the
Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to the
Russian Federation.
DPR Emergencies Ministry engineers defused more
than 208,000 explosive hazards last year.
Yasinovataya will be among the first to provide humanitarian
aid to Avdeyevka after is liberation from Ukrainian troops. It
has already built reserves of relief supplies. Incidentally, its
utility companies are not experiencing any shortages of
maintenance vehicles, thanks to assistance from the
Chelyabinsk region.
Donetsk National Medical University Rector Grigory Ignatenko
has been elected a member of the Presidium of the Society
of Doctors of Russia.
Russia’s Construction Ministry helped the
DPR to rebuild 529 apartment houses.
Image: DPR rebuilding program for 2023-2025 includes 10,000 measures
DPR rebuilding program for
2023-2025 includes
10,000 measures
January 24th, 10:35am (DAN)
The rebuilding program for the Donetsk People’s Republic
for the period 2023-2025 includes more than 10,000
measures, regional government chairman
Vitaly Khotsenko said on Tuesday.
“It includes building, assembly and project design works
and benefits for residents whose homes were damaged
or ruined as a result of hostilities,” Khotsenko wrote
on Telegram -- adding that the program was being
drawn up at the instruction of Russian Deputy
Prime Minister, Marat Khusnullin.
The official said that the Russian government had supported
the projects to build 23 apartment houses in the region and
that another 16 apartment houses were under construction.
Image: DPR authorities -- to work out social guarantees for medics working under shelling
DPR authorities -- to work out
social guarantees for medics
working under shelling
January 21st, 4:50pm
https://en.news-front.info/
The republic’s health minister, Dmitriy Gartsev, has said that
the DPR authorities are working on social guarantees for
ambulance staff who put their lives at risk by working
under shelling. This was reported by TASS.
The authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) will
work out options for social guarantees for ambulance staff
and medical services working under shelling, including in
the liberated territories. A decision to this effect was
taken on Saturday during a meeting between the
acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, and the
staff of the republic’s Emergency Medical Care
and Disaster Medicine Centre.
“You are really at risk, and here you also have an official duty.
Let’s think about this issue (the issue of guarantees), it’s
important, in fact,” Pushilin said, answering questions
from the centre’s staff.
For his part, the republic’s Minister of Health, Dmitry Gartsev,
expressed his gratitude to the medical staff for their selfless
work in difficult conditions.
Image: 344 babies born in Mariupol from April through to December 2022
344 babies born in Mariupol from
April through to December 2022
January 20th, 5:43pm (DAN)
Mariupol’s Civil Registration Office has reported more than
340 births in the city from April through to December 2022,
mayor Konstantin Ivaschenko, said on Friday.
“The news shared by the city Civil Registration Office truly
warms the heart, ” Ivaschenko said. “It registered 344
newborns from the beginning of its operation on
April 20th through to December 31st, 2022.”
“I note 174 girls per 170 boys, the first such sex
ratio at birth in the city for many years,” he said.
During the designated period, the Mariupol Civil
Registration Office issued 65 marriage
registration certificates.
The first DPR birth certificate, was
issued in Mariupol on April the 28th.
The fight for Mariupol lasted about two months;
the precise number of civilian casualties is still
unavailable. Most buildings in the city were
destroyed or seriously damaged. Dozens
of thousands fled the city.
The Russian authorities plan to
rebuild Mariupol in two years.
Image: Direct rail link from DPR to Russia might be launched this year
Direct rail link from DPR to Russia
might be launched this year
January 20th, 1:34pm (DAN)
A rail link between the Donetsk People’s Republic and
Russian regions, might be launched later this year,
DPR government first deputy chairman, Yevgeny
Solntsev, said on Friday.
“In railway transportation, we see the population’s demand
for restoring old routes and creating new ones, ” Solntsev
wrote on Telegram. “We’ll make all efforts this year to
implement the project for direct rail links with
Russian towns.”
Railway transport has always been popular with Donbass
residents. Last year alone, some 900,000 passengers
travelled with Donetsk Railways. Repairs of DPR
railway infrastructure are ongoing, the o
fficial said.
“In 2022, we restored facilities at three railway stations,
repaired the superstructure of 13 stations and eight
stretches of railway, laid 27 kilometres of tracks,
performed track ballasting and surfacing on 27
kilometres of tracks and relaunched the
dispatching system at three stations,
Solntsev said, noting that Donetsk
Railways’ integration into the
Russian network, would
start this year.
Image: Shakhtyorsk to revise urban development plan for first time after breakup of USSR Town Hall
Shakhtyorsk to revise urban
development plan for first
time after breakup of USSR
— Town Hall
January 20th, 1:32pm (DAN)
The Shakhtyorsk authorities will introduce changes to its
urban development master plan for the first time since
the collapse of the Soviet Union, Town Hall officials
told the Donetsk News Agency on Friday.
“We plan to adjust the town and district master plan with
assistance from the Sakhalin region, as the document
has not seen changes for more than 40 years and is
no longer true to life,” a Town Hall official said.
The adjustment will enable the local authorities to plan
urban development and attract potential investors,
he added.
Master Plan.. sets research-backed guidelines for town
development in the years to come. After its approval it
becomes the top town building document, on which,
all planning and construction projects, are based.
It covers development prospects, general layout,
construction specifics, public transport system,
land use engineering, provision of amenities,
landscaping etc.
Shakhtyorsk, founded in 1953, is located 60 kilometres from
Donetsk in the east of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The town is 200 metres above sea level ----- one of the
highest points in the Republic. It borders Snezhnoye,
Torez, Khartsyzsk, Yenakiyevo, Makeyevka,
Zhdanovka, Kirovsk, Zugres, Debaltsevo,
Ilovaisk and Amvrosiyevka District.
In 2021 ----- Shakhtyorsk was awarded the
honorary title of “Town of Military Glory.”
Image: DPR ministry names major economic achievements in 2022
DPR ministry names major
economic achievements
in 2022
January 18th, 9:38am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic towns and districts... reported
increases in sales of industrial and agricultural products,
wages, and production volumes last year, the DPR
Economic Development Ministry said, in
comments on the economic growth
in the first 11 months of 2022.
“Industrial products sales increased 1.9 times and 2.2 times
year-on-year in Yenakiyevo and Makeyevka, respectively,”
the Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency.
“The largest contributors to the rising sales volume were
the Yuzhny Mining and Metallurgical Complex (YuGMK)
In Starobeshevo, mining industry and quarrying sales rose by
4.4 times. The Komsomolskoye mining administration,
another branch of YuGMK, is also a major contributor
to DPR economic growth. Sales of cereal and
leguminous crops jumped by 181.5 percent
in Torez, 194.2 percent in Donetsk, and
2.2 times in the Novoazovsk district.
The Amvrosiyevka district leads other DPR areas in egg and
milk production.. which increased, respectively, by 141.8
percent and 159.4 percent year-on-year. The Telmanovo
and Novoazovsk districts --- accounted for the largest
increase in the number of staff employees (up 124.1
and 115.8 percent respectively). The largest monthly
wages.... were reported in the Kirovsky district and
Zhdanovka (144.1 and 136.4 percent, respectively,
of the Republic’s average monthly wage).
Image: 200 culture centres reopen in DPR liberated areas since February 2022
200 culture centres reopen
in DPR liberated areas
since February 2022
January 12th, 11:33am (DAN)
More than 200 culture centres have reopened
in liberated areas of the Donetsk People’s
Republics after registration under DPR
laws, the Republic’s Culture Ministry
told the Donetsk News Agency
on Thursday.
“Cultural institutions in liberated areas of the Republic
have completed registration at district and municipal
culture departments,” the Ministry said. “More than
720 culture centres operate in the Republic at
present, including more than 200 in the
liberated areas.”
For example, four museums, ten education centres
in the fields of culture and arts, 96 clubs and 100 libraries, have reopened... in towns and districts liberated from Ukrainian forces.
Earlier reports said that Russian sponsor regions
helped repair about 50 cultural institutions
across the DPR, last year.
Image: Putin says new regions --- must urgently join national projects
Putin says new regions --- must
urgently join national projects
January 11th, 3pm (DAN)
The new Russian regions must be included in national
projects as quickly as possible, President Vladimir
Putin said at a meeting with Cabinet officials
on Wednesday.
“We’ve already talked about it - and I want to
emphasize, once again, that it is necessary
to involve the Federation’s new constituent
entities in the implementation of national
projects.”
“It means, among other things, that funding must be secured for national projects to be implemented in
the DPR, LPR & Zaporozhye and Kherson regions”
the Kremlin website quoted Putin as saying.
The government is already working on it, and this
work must be completed as soon as possible,
he said. The president also said that the
indicators for assessing the new
regions’ development must be
set for this year.
“I mean uniform and transparent criteria of work not
only for regional and municipal bodies, but also
federal government bodies, so that colleagues
at the local level, jointly with the government,
ministries and departments, can concentrate
their efforts and resources on priority tracks
that require foremost attention,” the head
of state said.
Russia has been developing various strategic
development concepts and programs.. since
the 2000s. In 2006, it launched the first four
national projects focused on public health,
housing, education and agriculture.
Fourteen projects are currently being implemented in
the fields of healthcare, demography, sport, culture,
small and medium business support, ecology,
housing and urban environment, research,
tourism, education, road construction etc.
Image: DPR doctors perform first ever pelvic bone tumour resection
DPR doctors perform first ever
pelvic bone tumour resection
January 10th, 11:33am (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic doctors have performed
the first-ever surgery to remove a pelvic bone
tumour in a 16-year-old boy, the regional
Healthcare Ministry reported
on Tuesday.
“A 16-year-old adolescent with a voluminous pelvic bone tumour in a hard-to-reach area was admitted
to the Republican Trauma Centre,” the Ministry
said. “The doctors removed the tumour and
restored the post-surgery bone defect with a bio-implant.”
It was the first such surgery in the
Republic. It lasted for three hours.
“Despite the atypical tumour site in a hard-to-reach
area.. we succeeded in removing as much of the
new growth as possible within normal tissue.
Bioimplant insertion enabled the patient to
get back on his feet two days later.”
“Previously, such patients had to stay in bed
for about a month,” the Ministry quoted the
Republican Trauma Centre Children’s
Department Director, Yevgeny
Zhilitsyn, as saying.
The adolescent is taking a rehabilitation course
in the Trauma Centre, health officials said.
Image: DPR Information Ministry ---- launches five newspapers, radio and television channels in liberated areas -- in 2022
DPR Information Ministry ---- launches five newspapers, radio and television channels in liberated areas -- in 2022
January 2nd, 10:06am (DAN)
Five newspapers and one radio and one television
channel have been launched in liberated areas of
the Donetsk People’s Republic since March 2022,
the press service of DPR's Information Ministry
told the Donetsk News Agency, on Monday.
“In 2022, the DPR Information Ministry carried out
extensive work to launch the system of
disseminating information to the
population,” it said.
“In Mariupol, the popular “Priazovye Worker”
newspaper was relaunched and “Radio
Breeze” began to broadcast from
Novoazovsk, at a frequency of
103.4 FM on May the 9th.”
On November the 9th, Mariupol 24 channel was
launched in Mariupol, the press service said.
Mass media outlets were launched in other towns.
For example, the “Zarya Priazovya” newspaper
was founded in Volodarskoye, the newspaper
“Our Word”, in Volnovakha, and the newspaper, “Selskaya Nov”, in
Mangush. The newspaper,
“Zarya” that was launched
in Krasny Liman, is, at the
moment not issued, due
to.... the military and
political situation.
Image: DPR Head to be elected by parliament for five years, according to new Constitution December 30th, 3:45pm (DAN) Donetsk Peoples Republic lawmakers will elect the DPR Head for a term of five years according to the new Constitution, People
DPR Head to be elected by parliament
for five years, according to
new Constitution
December 30th, 3:45pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic lawmakers will elect the
DPR Head for a term of five years according to the
new Constitution, People’s Council (parliament)
speaker Vladimir Bidyovka said after the
adoption of the document on Friday.
“Head of the Republic is the top executive, to be
elected by indirect vote, i.e. by People’s Council
deputies, which is a new procedure to the
Republic, ” Bidyovka said. “The head is
elected for a term of five years.”
The new Constitution states that the People’s Council
is the permanent representative and the only
legislative body of the Republic consisting
of 90 deputies who are elected for a term
of five years by direct vote, i.e. by
citizens at voting stations,
he added.
Earlier reports said that the DPR parliament had
adopted the new Constitution of the Republic.
The first Constitution of the DPR was adopted on May
14th,, 2014, after the referendum on Donbass self-
determination, at which a majority of residents
supported the Republic’s independence. The
Fundamental Law was amended several
times.
The latest amendments introduced in June 2022
gave the powers to the DPR Head to appoint the prosecutor general and his deputies.
Image: DPR ombudsperson demands: an international legal assessment of Kiev strikes at Donetsk hospitals
DPR ombudsperson demands:an
international legal assessment of
Kiev strikes at Donetsk hospitals
December 20th, 5:39pm (DAN)
International organizations must give a legal
assessment of the Kiev artillery strikes at
medical centres of the Donetsk People’s
Republic, DPR ombudsperson Darya
Morozova, told the Donetsk News
Agency on Tuesday.
Earlier reports said that the Donetsk Clinical Territorial
Medical Association (DoKTMO) --- has come under
artillery fire several times in the past few days.
On December the 18th, a projectile hit hospital
block No 10 killing one patient and wounding
several others.
“Purposeful strikes at hospitals, kindergartens and
schools -- are nothing else than undisguised acts of genocide,” Morozova said. “I’ve written the
relevant letters to the United Nations, and
the International Committee... of the Red
Cross. We demand that the international
community, finally, articulate its clear
position on the situation in Donbass,
& give a proper legal assessment
of Kiev's actions.”
DoKTMO is a top multi-purpose medical institute of
the DPR. It has a modern diagnostic centre,
performs complex surgeries, provides
child delivery services and saves
the lives of... artillery attack
victims. Ukraine aims its
“Grad” (MLRS) precisely
at this facility.
“The enemy not only violates the international
humanitarian law but also ignores the basic
norms of morality and humanity, as the
‘civilized world’ ....silently approves, the DPR ombudsperson said.
Image: No pension debt in 2022 Pushilin
No pension debt in 2022 — Pushilin
December the 19th, 12:13pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic authorities have paid
all pensions to citizens this year, DPR Acting
Head Denis Pushilin said on Monday.
“We’ve heard the report on budget implementation, in paying pensions and allowances,” Pushilin said
after a conference with the government and
local authorities. “We have no
pension debt.”
The officials also discussed house coal
compensations.. requested by almost
39,000 people. Payments have been
made to 85.4% of the applicants,
he added.
Earlier, DPR Prime Minister Vitaly Khotsenko
said that the Republic had earmarked 70%
of the 2023 budget for wages, pensions
and benefits.
Image: Z and Russian flag: Mariupols Lenin Square laser light show to unveil new city priorities
Z and Russian flag:Mariupol’s Lenin
Square laser light show to unveil
new city priorities
December 16th, 9:21am (DAN)
Technicians in Mariupol’s Lenin Square are testing
the retuned laser light show equipment to which
local residents took a liking, after it was
installed in the run-up to City Day
in September 2020.
The projectors are built into large lighting fixtures
shaped like white doves. A new laser light show
will feature the Russian Flag, the letter Z (a
special military operation symbol), flying
warplanes etc to the accompaniment
of Russian classical music such as
the overture to Mikhail Glinka’s
opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila.”
A multimedia complex was installed in the square
during the 2020 renovation project; it currently
shows the Russian tricolor.
After the government overthrow in Kiev, vandals
knocked down the 8-metre tall Lenin monument
next to Lenin Square overnight to August 15th,
2014. The square was renamed to Freedom
Square in 2015. It added a modern
fountain, an interactive complex
and light illuminations, during
a major modernization
in 2020.
Image: Pushilin establishes holiday to mark DPRs reunification with Russia
Pushilin establishesholiday
to mark DPR’s reunification
with Russia
December 15th, 3:21pm (DAN)
Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin
has signed a decree on new official public holidays
to mark Republic’s Day, Easter, Pentecost and
DPR’s reunification with Russia.
Pushilin’s Decree No 53 adds the following public
holidays: Donetsk People’s Republic Day
(May 11), Day of DPR reunification with
Russia (30 September), Easter
(Sunday) and Pentecost
(Sunday).
If a public holiday falls on a non-working day, the day
which follows the public holiday is a day-off.
The decree came into force on Thursday.
It cancels DPR Head’s decree of
December 13, 2018 on public
holidays in the DPR.
The international treaty on the Donetsk People’s
Republic’s accession to Russia, was signed on
September 30, 2022. On that day, the Republic
became a part of Russia.
Image: Official accession to Russia
Official accession to Russia
October 6th, 9:12am (DAN)
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has signed the law
“On the Accession of the Donetsk People’s Republic
to Russia and Establishment of a New Federal
Subject — Donetsk People’s Republic.”
The DPR therefore, has officially become a part
of Russia. Denis Pushilin has been appointed
the interim head of the new Russian region.
Vladimir Putin has ordered to carry out children’s
check-ups in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Customs procedures have been stopped on
the DPR-Russian border, on Wednesday.
Russia’s Federal Tax Services has
opened its office in the DPR.
A Russian humanitarian aid convoy delivered 150 tons
of supplies for medical centres, including COVID-19
and flu vaccines.
Image: DPR residents cast their ballots at voting stations as referendum enters the final day
DPR residents cast their ballots at voting stations as referendum
enters the final day
September 27th,
10:19am (DAN)
Voting on the final day of the referendum on the
Donetsk People’s Republic joining Russia
began at 8:00. Despite permanent
cannon fire, the atmosphere at
voting stations is festive with
music playing and offers of
tea and sweetmeats
to visitors.
People come to vote with a smile; nobody hid their
intention as they talked with Donetsk News
Agency correspondents. All said that they
had come to say “yes” to Donbass’
reunification with Russia.
On September the 23rd through to September the 26th, voting took place in the public spaces of residential
areas. Voter turnout after four days reached 86.89