The Miners' Next Step and Donbass news

Image: first mortgage to family from DPR

Promsvyazbank --- grants first

mortgage to family from DPR

June 6th, 12:03pm (DAN)

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,

colloidal compounds, ferric iron, artificial substances,

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' Next Step

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 have the
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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Hughes Metallurgical 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 People’s 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.

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

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

rebuilding projects: Yakutia, Buryatia, Primorye, Kamchatka

and Khabarovsk Territories, and the Amur, Magadan and

Sakhalin regions, he said.

Last year... they helped restore 324 infrastructure facilities

including 31 schools, ten kindergartens, two hospitals, six

apartment buildigns, roads and water lines. They bored 21

water wells, built 18 children’s playgrounds and delivered

more than 250 tons of relief supplies to the DPR.

On March 15, 2023, President Vladimir Putin appointed

Vladislav Kuznetsov Acting Governor of the Chukotka

Autonomous Area. Previously, Kuznetsov occupied

the post of first deputy chairman of the Lugansk

People’s Republic's government.

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DPR’s Pushilin signs budget

revenue increase law

May 18th, 10:14am (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin

has signed a law on a 2.7-billion ruble increase in

budget revenue.

A total of 2,700,452.7 rubles would be used to support the

coal industry and pay remuneration and back wages; this

sum includes the payments of income tax, insurance

fees and deductions that also apply to employees

assigned to cargo handling at defense facilities,

according to the document published on the

DPR leader’s official website.

The Republic’s Budget 2023 revenue totals 226,171,914

rubles and expenditure 231,631,033 rubles. The upper

government debt limit for January 1st, 2024 is set

at 0 rubles.

On Monday, DPR Prime Minister Yevgeny Solntsev said

that the Cabinet would initiate amendments to

increase the revenue part of the budget.

The law, approved by the parliament and signed by the

DPR acting head on Wednesday -- has come into force.

Image: Crimea becomes large logistics hub

Crimea becomes large logistics hub

for humanitarian aid deliveries

to new regions

May 12th, 11:57am (DAN)

Thousands of tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered

to Donbass, via Crimea, since 2022, Republic of Crimea

Head Sergey Aksyonov told the Donetsk News Agency.

“Crimea has become a large logistics hub for the supplies of

cargoes to the new regions, ” Aksyonov said. “Thousands

of relief supplies from other Russian regions have been

delivered to the DPR and LPR since the beginning

of 2022.”

Crimea’s construction workers are helping to rebuild the

(Donetsk People’s) Republic, together with specialists

from other regions. For example, they are building

apartment houses in Mariupol, he said.

Earlier, Head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland

Water Transport, Zakhary Dzhioyev, told DAN that the

Mariupol seaport had received some 14,000 tons

of construction materials, in the period from

late September 2022, to April 2023.

The press service of Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Marat Khusnullin, confirmed that the bulk of the

cargoes had arrived from Crimea.

Image: Republic marks referendum anniversary

Pushilin says - prides himself on

fellow countrymen as Republic

marks referendum anniversary

May 11th, 9:48am (DAN)

Donbass residents have shown endurance in fighting

Ukrainian Nazism, Donetsk People’s Republic Acting

Head, Denis Pushilin said, in his Day of Republic

greetings, on Thursday.

“Dear fellow countrymen, I pride myself on each of you.

The consolidation of Donbass residents helped us in

2014 to embark on the path of freedom fight to

prevent Nazism from coming to our land,”

Pushilin said in a video address posted

on his Telegram channel. “We’ll always

defend our right to speak our native

language and safekeep our culture,

history and traditions.”

Despite many hardships, residents of the region have shown

that they’re capable of resisting the enemy and fighting on

the side of truth and justice. “We’re not alone now; our

future is inseparably linked with Russia, the Russian

World. Our victory is yet to be achieved; we’re

facing much work in rebuilding the Republic,”

Pushilin said.

He expressed confidence that DPR residents were ready

to work for the sake of Donbass’ revival, and wished his

compatriots new achievements, well-being and a

victorious peace.

The DPR’s Day of Republic marks the self-determination

referendum held by the former Donetsk region, on May

the 11th, in 2014, which involved three-thirds of the

local population.

The plebiscite participants had to answer this question

“Do you support the declaration of state independence

of the Donetsk People’s Republic?” Nearly 90 percent

supported DPR sovereignty.

Image: fighters created by young artist

Donetsk museum displays portraits

of fighters created by young artist

from liberated village

May 10th, 11:37am (DAN)

The Art-Donbass museum in Donetsk, has unveiled the

“Viktoria’s Diary” exhibition, which features portraits

of fighters who helped to liberate the region from

Ukrainian gunmen, museum director Yekaterina

Kalinichenko, said on Wednesday.

“Art-Donbass has opened the exhibition, as part of Day of the

Republic celebrations,” Kalinichenko told the Donetsk News

Agency. “It also prepared a virtual exhibition of 16 portraits

of Donbass defenders produced by Viktoria Kozlova, 14,

during the operation to liberate the Pavlovka village in

the Maryinka district, in the spring of 2022. At that

time... the girl and her family were hiding from

Ukrainian army artillery attacks... in their

house cellar.”

Viktoria used color pencils to create her artworks choosing

a different colour for each portrait. She has been keen on

drawing since the age of 8 and attended art classes.

She has participated in Art-Donbass’ contests of

children’s drawings, since 2017.

After the liberation of her village, she drew portraits
of Russian servicemen who had been bringing food

to her family.

Most of the portraits are signed; they also show the names

of servicemen’s native places such as Khakasia, Donetsk,

Makeyevka, Chuvashia, Krasnoyarsk, Primorye, Belgrad

etc. The girl did not write the fighters' names, or call

signs, just the date when the portrait was drawn.

“If fighters’ relatives recognize them, we’re ready

to pass them these portraits,” the museum

director said.

Viktoria and her family have moved to Vladimir,

where the young artist continues her visual

art studies.

Image: A monument to trams to be installed in Mariupol

A monument to trams to

be installed in Mariupol

May 8th, 12:03pm (DAN)

A monument to trams will be put up near next to

the Mariupol city tram depot, public transport

officials told the Donetsk News Agency.

A snow removal tram manufactured in the 1960s

which is currently standing on unused tracks

will be given a second life as a monument,

the depot administration said, adding that

the vehicle will be taken to a Russian

region for restoration. No project

date has been named.

On May 2nd, President Vladimir Putin gave the go-ahead

--- to resume tram traffic in Mariupol - via video link.

The city tram service had not operated since the winter

of 2022, as transport infrastructure had been damaged

during hostilities.

The snow removal trams were the most widespread utility

vehicles in USSR tram depots. They were produced by

the Gorky car repair plant, from 1948 to 1976.

The GS-5 series, to which the Mariupol vintage tram belongs,

was produced from the 1960s to the 1970s. The tram frame

is a rectangular trapezoid, with unshielded undercarriage.

It has sweeping and scraping attachments mounted

to the side and a hydraulic cylinder ---- to lift the

rotating brush.

Image: Pushilin: the first ship with grain from the DPR was loaded in the commercial port of Mariupol

Pushilin: the first ship with grain

from the DPR was loaded in the

commercial port of Mariupol

May 7th, 6:14pm

(RT.ru)

Acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin

said that the first ship was loaded with grain from the DPR

in the Mariupol commercial sea Port.

"The first ship with grain from the Donetsk People's Republic

was loaded in the Mariupol commercial sea Port," he wrote

on Telegram.

Pushilin stressed that organizing the export of agricultural

products outside the Russian region will help revive one

of the most important sectors of the DPR economy.

Earlier, the first restored section of tram tracks was launched

in Mariupol. More than ten kilometres of track have been put

into operation.

In early May, Pushilin promised to provide daily water

supplies to DPR residents by the end of June.

__________________________________

Donetsk to perpetuate memory
of Shrerif Tiraspol player
killed in Donbass

May 5th, 12:03pm (DAN)

A commemorative plaque in honour of football player Vadim

Solodky killed in fighting for the Donetsk People’s Republic

will be installed on the building of the Donetsk school

where he worked as a sports teacher.

“A plaque honoring the memory of Vadim Solodky will be

installed on the building of Secondary School No 125

in Donetsk,” City Hall reported on its website.

Solodky, trained at the Shakhyor soccer school, played for

the Football Clubs Volyn Lutsk, Metallurg Donetsk and

Sherif Tiraspol. He worked as an “Olympic” children’s

sport school coach. Solodky was killed in action..

in March 2022.

Image: Chelyabinsk charity to provide bionic limbs to DPR children with disabilities

Chelyabinsk charity to provide

bionic limbs to DPR children

with disabilities

May 4th, 7:22pm (DAN)

A Chelyabinsk-based charity has launched a project to

provide prostheses to children with disabilities in the

Donetsk People’s Republic, the Office of DPR

ombudsperson Darya Morozova reported

on Friday.

“We help procure modern bionic and active prostheses for

children with disabilities in the DPR in cooperation with

Chelyabinsk region ombudsperson Yulia Sudarenko.

Prosthetic care is provided by the Chelyabinsk-

based ‘Biryuzovy’ charity foundation,”
the report said.

The charity will cover diagnostic, logistic and artificial

limb production costs. It will also provide prosthesis

maintenance and replacement until the children in

its care come of age. Six children from Donetsk,

Khartsyzsk and Mariupol have been included

in the first stage of the project.

Measurements have already been taken; prosthetic limb

manufacturing has been launched. Two children will

receive artificial limbs in June and the rest in early

autumn, Morozova’s Office said.

Earlier reports said that the Donetsk Republican

Prosthetic and Orthopedic Centre, planned to

launch bionic limb production.

Image: Nakhimov Naval School affiliate to be built in Mariupol by 2024

Nakhimov Naval School affiliate

to be built in Mariupol by 2024

May 4th, 3:47pm (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head, Denis Pushilin

and Deputy Defense Minister, Timur Ivanov, have laid

the foundation stone of an affiliate of the Nakhimov

Naval School, on the Sea of Azov coast, in

Mariupol, to mark the project launch.

“It’s another proof of our joining the big family of Russia

which is now --- our country,” Pushilin said. “Our young

people will have the opportunity to make a conscious

choice and learn a new profession in comfortable

conditions without going far away from home.”

The emergence of the Nakhimov school will be symbolic for

Donbass as these institutes began to appear in the USSR

during the Great Patriotic War, and today, an affiliate on

the Sea of Azov coast is being built amid the special

military operation, he said.

“It (the School) has four affiliates: in Vladivostok, Murmansk,

Kaliningrad and Sevastopol. Now it will be represented in

the DPR’s city of Mariupol. A new modern academic

building will open its doors to 560 students on

September 1st, 2024,” Ivanov said.

The total area of all structures to be built there will reach

60,000 square metres. The facility will be equipped

according to the Russian standards and
include interactive classrooms.

Image: Mariupol launches first kindergarten built from scratch

Mariupol launches first

kindergarten built

from scratch

May 4th, 3:04pm (DAN)

A kindergarten built from scratch has opened in the city of

Mariupol. Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis

Pushilin took part in the opening ceremony.

“It’s really a place where you want your children to keep

themselves busy and have all their needs met,” Pushilin

said. “Special thanks to military construction workers.”

“It is fully equipped which the educators find very helpful.

Parents will be happy, too, while for children, it’s a

paradise, he added.

“There were no structures in this place before; the

kindergarten has been built from scratch. The pre-

school facility comprises six groups; one of the

groups is for children with speech delay,”

kindergarten director, Tatyana

Rodionova said.

She noted that the kindergarten

had been built in eight months.

It is 100-percent equipped thanks to the financial

assistance of the Defense Ministry. On May 10th,

a fully-staffed kindergarten will welcome 113

children, Rodionova said.

Image: Petersburg completing restoration of 44 housing centres

Petersburg completing restoration

of 44 Mariupol facilities, another

70 next in line

May 2nd, 5:55pm (DAN)

St Petersburg has restored 26 facilities in the sponsored

Mariupol and is completing the rebuilding of another 44,

St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov reported to

President Vladimir Putin at the tram service

resumption ceremony, in Mariupol,

on Tuesday.

“We already have results: we’ve done 26 facilities, and are

completing the repairs of 44; another 70 projects are in

the works,” Beglov said during online broadcasting on

the Kremlin’s Telegram channel.

Special attention is paid to social infrastructure facilities:

three schools for 2,100 pupils and three kindergartens

for 750 children had been restored.. by September 1st.

Local teachers took training courses in St Petersburg

for transition to new education standards, while 1,800

schoolchildren travelled to Russia’s second largest

city for recreation, during the school holidays,

he said.

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 21st, 2022. The city

housing stock and infrastructure sustained

significant damage. Fifteen Russian regions,

including twin city St Petersburg, are

helping Mariupol to rebuild

its infrastructure.

Image: Putin takes part in launching tram

Putin takes part in launching tram

traffic in Mariupol via video link

May 2nd, 4:55pm (DAN)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and St Petersburg

governor, Alexander Beglov, have taken part in
the ceremony for launching tram services
in Mariupol, via a video link, on Tuesday.

The city stopped tram traffic in the winter of 2022

as its transport infrastructure was damaged

during hostilities.

“The first tram route was opened here, almost exactly 90

years ago, on May 1st, 1933, and this type of transport

was very popular for many years,” Putin said.

“In March, during my trip to Mariupol, my colleagues and I

talked about the city’s main problems, including the need

to restore tram service. Today, over ten kilometres of

track are being put into operation. This is only the

beginning. In the future... we will develop the

transport infrastructure in the city, including

the efforts to increase the number of routes

and update the long-obsolete public

transport fleet.”

The tram service launching ceremony was attended by

Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin,

city mayor, Oleg Morgun, and transport industry

veterans from St Petersburg.

“It’s been less than a year, and now we see a completely

different picture in the city. If you visit Mariupol for the

first time now, you’ll see many remainders of that

aggression on the part of Ukraine, but if you see

everything in moving fashion -- it’s an absolutely

different picture -- from what was a year ago,”

Pushilin told reporters before the ceremony.

On Tuesday, the city launched Tram Route No 1 from the

tram depot to City Hospital No 2. The streetcars sported

air balloons with Russian flag colours. Mariupol rolled

out 13 trams on Tuesday; tram rides will be free.

Mariupol put its tram system in operation on May 1st,

1933. Previously, there were seven tram routes in

the city.

Image: the new school programs

Russia's Education Ministry includes

the special military operation, and

recognition of the Donbass

Republics --- in the new

school programs

May 2nd, 12:36pm (DAN)

Study of the special military operation, has been included in

the federal school programs for grades 10 and 11, while 9th

formers will study the theme of Russia’s recognition of the

Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, in the spring
of 2022, the press service of the Russian Education
Ministry, told the Donetsk News Agency.

“The subject of History in secondary education programs has

included the theme ‘The Special Military Operation’ at basic

and advanced levels,” the press service said.

A tentative program of the basic training module

“Introduction to the Recent History of Russia”

for 9th formers, envisions the study of “the

recognition of the DPR and LPR by Russia

(2022), the Ministry said.

In late April, Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov

said that his department had prepared a textbook of

History for 11th formers which contained a section

on the special military operation.

Image: Students cover up “Azov” Neo- Nazis' symbols in Mariupol with Russian tricolors

Students cover up “Azov” Neo-

Nazis' symbols in Mariupol

with Russian tricolors

May 1st, 10:38am (DAN)

Youth and student organizations in Mariupol have cleaned

up city areas and covered up Ukrainian symbols in the

course of the May 1st ecology action, the Donetsk

branch of “the Russian Student Teams” told the

Donetsk News Agency.

“We’ve cleaned up Lukomorye children’s square, and the

Primorsky Park (where the emblems of ‘Azov’ battalion

(banned in the Russian Federation — eds Donetsk

News Agency) was replaced with Russian

tricolors,” the Donetsk branch press

service said.

“Another (Azov) emblem, was covered up

near School No 57 in Fevralskaya Street.”

The cleanup, as part of an all-Russia action was timed

with Spring and Labour Day and involved students

from Donetsk higher eduction centres and

Kuindzhi State University and Azov

State University of Technology

in Mariupol.

Members of the Young Guard, Young Army military patriotic

movement, who joined the action, helped to clean up city

pedestrian zones, memorials, and the premises of

Labour Glory monuments.

Image: 16,000 children to recreate at DPR school-based summer camps

16,000 children to recreate at DPR

school-based summer camps

April 28th, 3:27pm (DAN)

Some 160 school-based camps in the Donetsk People’s

Republic --- will welcome children this summer, DPR

government deputy chairperson Larisa Tolstykina

told the Donetsk News Agency on Friday.

“We are organizing summer camps in the Republic, on

the premises of the schools that hold onsite classes,”

Tolstykina said, adding that 160 recreational

facilities would accommodate about

16,000 children.

Earlier reports said that less than half of

schools in the DPR had onsite training.

Image: 1,000 civil engineers to graduate from DPR university this year April 28th, 3:25pm (DAN)

1,000 civil engineers to graduate

from DPR university this year

April 28th, 3:25pm (DAN)

More than 1,000 specialists will graduate from the Donbass

National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

(DoNASA) this year, university rector Nikolay

Zaichenko, said on Friday.

“I cannot say precisely how many there are in this class; more

than 1,000 specialists are graduating this year, ” Zaichenko

told the Donetsk News Agency.

Many of them have already found jobs

at construction companies, he said.

DoNASA was founded in Makeyevka on January 1st, 1972.

Its original name is Makeyevka Civil Engineering Institute.

Over the decades of its operation, the university has

trained thousands of specialists in various fields

such as architecture, environmental protection,

construction economics, urban economy etc.

Image: Prosecutors help recover 100 million rubles worth of back wages, pensions in new regions

Prosecutors help recover

100 million rubles worth

of back wages, pensions

in new regions

April 26th, 6:21pm (DAN)

Back wages and pensions worth over 100 million rubles

have been paid to residents of the new regions thanks

to the assistance of supervisory authorities, Russian

Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said as he

answered senators’ questions at the

Federation Council upper house

of the Russian parliament

on Wednesday.

“Thanks to prosecutors’ intervention, people have got their

back pay and pensions worth several hundred million

rubles, ” said Krasnov whose speech was

livestreamed on the FC website.

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said that the security

service, law-enforcement bodies and prosecutors

must do everything to protect people in the

new regions.

Image: Home/property loss compensations paid to 7,200 DPR residents this year

Home/property loss
compensations paid to
7,200 DPR residents

this year

April 26th, 2:59pm (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic authorities, have paid

compensations for the loss of home or property

as a result of hostilities to 7,200 DPR residents

this year, the press service of the Republic’s

Labour and Social Policy Ministry told the

Donetsk News Agency on Wednesday.

“In 2023, 7,200 injured parties received payments for

the loss of or damage to their homes, as well as for

the loss of essential property,” a press service

representative said.

Earlier reports said that more than 30,000 requests for such

payments had been approved over the nine months since

the DPR authorities announced plans in July 2022 to pay

compensations. The money is paid in the amount of

35,000 rubles per square metre of living space, and

can be used to buy or build new housing. The

Republic’s authorities have also been

providing new housing to people

whose homes were ruined.

The DPR’s Budget 2023 earmarks 2.6 billion rubles

for home/property loss payments to residents.

Image: Mariupol launchers repairs of famous Steelmaker Monument

Mariupol launchers repairs of

famous Steelmaker
Monument

April 25th, 1:12pm (DAN)

Mariupol authorities have launched restorative works

on the Monument to Steelmaker at an entrance to

the city.

A team of construction workers is currently tiling the

base of the monument. Scaffolding around the figure

has already been put up.

A new asphalt road with kerbs is being built to the monument.

The site is fenced off with emergency road cones for the

safety of both the builders and drivers.

The Steelmaker Monument is one of Mariupol’s key symbols.

It was installed in 1969 in honour of hero of the Soviet

Union, Ilyich Plant employee Makar Mazay, a

Komsomol member and Stakhanovite.

In 1936, he set a world record for the removal of steel —

15.05 tons in 6 hours 30 minutes. Later on, Mazay’s

experience and techniques were widely used

across the Soviet Union.

Image: Life on territories liberated by Russia

Life on territories

liberated by Russia

April the 25th,

(updated 8:39am)

https://en.news-front.info/

7:15am Took part in the scientific-practical conference

“Prospects for the development of rehabilitation

assistance to participants in the special

operation, residents of the LPR, DPR,

Kherson and Zaporozhye regions

affected by hostilities”, which

took place... on the basis
of the Leningrad State

Medical University.

Saint Luke.

The organizers were the TV channel “Doctor” (Evelina

Zakamskaya), NGO “Surgical Society – Wounds and

wound infections”, Leningrad State Medical

University named after St. Luke.

The main goal of the conference is to develop a set of practical

solutions that contribute to the development of a system for

organizing a comprehensive rehabilitation of special

operation participants, residents of new regions

affected by hostilities.

7:14am 113 thousand bank cards
for pensioners will be issued
in the Kherson region.

This decision was taken by the regional government. Within a

month, payment instruments will be produced in accordance

with the register of recipients of pension payments.

What is important to know?

On behalf of Acting Governor Vladimir Saldo, delivery will

be carried out by mail. The service will be free and will

not require any application.

Image: 400 refugees from Artyomovsk, Soledar, ask DPR authorities to pay allowances, pensions

400 refugees --- from
Artyomovsk, Soledar,

ask DPR authorities
to pay allowances,
pensions

April 24th, 10:26am (DAN)

More than 400 refugees from Artyomovsk, Soledar and their

outskirts have applied for social benefits and pensions in

the Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR government deputy

chairperson, Larsia Tolstykina, said.

“Three hundred and eighty people from Soledar, Artyomovsk

and neighboring settlements have requested the Labour

and Social Protection Departments of DPR municipal

areas, to grant allowances and financial aid,”

Tolstykina told the Donetsk News Agency,

adding that 41 people had applied for

retirement benefits.

An evacuation from Artyomovsk to safer Donbass areas began

on February the 20th. Prior to that, the authorities evacuated

the population of the suburban settlements liberated from
Ukrainian forces.

Image: DPR ready to help demobilized students return to peaceful life

DPR ready to help demobilized

students return to peaceful life

April 20th, 2:08pm (DAN)

Demobilized students of the Donetsk People’s Republic will

enjoy support from the authorities in realizing their plans in

a peaceful life, said DPR leader administration chief of

staff, Alexey Nikonorov.

“The guys say that people are absolutely different before and

after rehabilitation,” Nikonorov said at the press conference

of the autonomous non-profit organization “Russia — the

Land of Opportunities, ” dedicated to the start of an

upgraded “Thank You, Brothers” project.

“It means a great demand for this focus area as it has a very

positive impact on our students who took part in the special

military operation. The students did everything they could

when the Motherland needed their help. Our duty is to

secure their soonest return to peaceful life, to help

them take a rehabilitation course, and provide

all the opportunities for realizing them... in

peaceful life,” he said.

A large program to train mentors and coordinators for project

participants will be launched. It will help them acquire skills

for working with the demobilized students from the Donetsk

and Lugansk People’s Republics, said DPR government

deputy chairperson, Larisa Tolstykina.

“The Republic worked out special measures to

support demobilized servicemen in the first

days of demobilization --- from individual

training programs to the establishment

of centres for psychological support

and help. We understand that you

can never have too much help, so

we’re happy - that the project is

ongoing, it’s very important to

us that it is aimed not only at

assistance to students, but

also helps our mentors..

who work with them

... in the Republic,”

Tolstykina said.

On Thursday, Moscow, Donetsk and Lugansk had a joint press

conference on registration for an upgraded “Thank You

Brothers” project for demobilized students from the

DPR and the LPR. In the DPR, the video link was

arranged by the Donetsk News Agency. Earlier

reports said that some 2,000 demobilized

students would undergo rehabilitation

under the project.

“Russia — the Land of Opportunities” (RSV) is an autonomous

non-profit organization established at the initiative of

President Vladimir Putin, in 2018.

The platform brings together 26 contests, projects and

Olympiads. Over four years of its operation, 18 million

people from all over Russia and 150 countries have

become participants of its projects, and more than

1,500 companies, universities, and state and

social organizations, have partnered

RSV projects.

Image: Authorities to announce Don-Donbass water line launch date shortly

Authorities to announce Don-Donbass

water line launch date shortly

April 19th, 12:22pm (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic’s Republic Acting Head

Denis Pushilin, has said that the meetings with

specialists... over the launch date for the

Don-Donbass water duct will be held

in the nearest future.

“The water duct pre-commissioning activities are ongoing.

Given the technical aspects, people have to know the

date when they will have tap water,” Pushilin said

on the Solovyev LIVE program. “We’re going to

meet with representatives of the dedicated

services & military construction workers,

to decide on the new water duct

launch date.”

Earlier reports said that military construction workers were

tapping the river Don to fill up the reservoirs of the new

water duct running to Donbass. The program is

implemented at the instruction of Russian

President Vladimir Putin. It will partially

solve.. the life-support problem of the

region which has been experiencing

water shortages, for more than

a year.

Image: DPR authorities announce conscription, recruits won’t be sent to army units

DPR authorities announce conscription,

recruits won’t be sent to army units

April 19th, 11:47am (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic authorities have announced

the spring and autumn conscription for citizens born in

1996-2005, pursuant to DPR Acting Head Denis

Pushilin’s Decree No 99.

The document, published on the website of Pushilin’s

administrations on Wednesday, orders to establish

draft boards in the region, approve their key and

reserve staff, and list the medical centres... for

the treatment and examination of conscripts.

Local authorities are recommended to help the military

commissar’s offices and supervise the conscription.

The Healthcare Ministry has been tasked with

carrying out the medical examinations of

conscripts, organizing the operation of

medical commissions and sending

medics to assembly points.

Police will establish the whereabouts of citizens who

have committed administrative offenses and

Officials from the DPR leader’s administration said that

the recruits would not be sent for military service

during the spring callup. “The citizens who have

received a conscription notice and had a health

check will stay at home after conscript

registration,” they said.

The decree came into force

on March the 31st.

Image: Federal Tax Service registers 30,000 self-employed entrepreneurs in DPR

Federal Tax Service registers

30,000 self-employed

entrepreneurs in DPR

April 17th, 1:46pm (DAN)

The Federal Tax Service (FNS) has registered more than

30,000 self-employed business people in the Donetsk

People’s Republic, the FNS press service told the

Donetsk News Agency on Monday.

“As of April the 7th, 2023, 48,684 taxpayers have been

registeredin the DPR territory, including 18,077 legal

entities and 30,607 self-employed entrepreneuers,”

the press service said.

The Federal Tax Services was one of the first government

agencies to open its office in the DPR after its accession

to Russia. The FNS regularly holds online seminars on

transition to the Russian legal system for taxpayers

in the new Russian regions.

Image: “Azovstal” demining might take up to six months — Shpilenko

“Azovstal” demining might take

up to six months — Shpilenko

April 14th, 12:09pm (DAN)

The mine clearance operation at the “Azovstal” metallurgical

works will run in stages; experts will be promptly invited to

safe areas to carry out technical and economic audit,

Donbass Development Corporation Chairman of the

Board, Andrey Shpilenko, told the Donetsk

News Agency.

“It’s difficult to estimate the period, but I believe that demining

would take up to half a year, ” Shpilenko said. “As soon as

we’ve launched mine clearance which will run in stages,

we’ll invite experts from various branches of industry.”

Experts will assess the condition of furnaces and

infrastructure in the areas cleared of UXO,

he added.

Earlier reports said that “Azovstal”... had been handed over to

the Donbass Development Corporation for trust management.

Image: DPR court metes out prison term to Ukrainian nationalist who fired grenade launcher at elderly woman

DPR court metes out prison term

to Ukrainian nationalist who
fired grenade launcher at
elderly woman

April 12th, 4:15pm (DAN)

The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic

has sentenced a Ukrainian gunman, to 16 years in

prison, for firing an anti-tank grenade launcher in

the direction of a 62-year-old woman last spring,

Russia’s Main Military Prosecutor’s Office

reported on Wednesday.

“The DPR Supreme Court has handed down a guilty verdict - in

the criminal case against Yevgeny Tkachenko, Staff Sergeant

of Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion, Eastern Operations-

Territorial Formation of Ukraine’s National Guard

(also known as the nationalistic battalion ‘Azov’

which is banned in the Russian Federation),”

the report said.

Tkachenko, who was in the village of Ilyichevskoye in southern

DPR in March 2022, noticed a civilian near a house and fired a

fragmentation grenade from an easel anti-tank grenade

launcher in her direction. The grenade impacted on

the wall of the house damaging its windows, but

the woman had taken shelter by the time the

shot was fired.

Tkachenko was found guilty of malicious damage to property,

attempted murder, cruel treatment of civilians and use of

banned means and methods of warfare, and sentenced

to 16 years in a maximum security prison.

Image: Pushilin authorizes Shakhtorsk, Yasinovataya Town Halls - to administer nearby liberated settlements

Pushilin authorizes Shakhtorsk,

Yasinovataya Town Halls

- to administer nearby

liberated settlements

April 11th, 10:06am (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic's Acting Head, Denis Pushilin, has

signed a decree which includes another 13 DPR settlements

liberated from Ukrainian occupation, in the responsibility

zones of town administrations.

The villages of Vodyanoye, Vesyoloye and Krasnogorovka on the

Avdeyevka axis will be administered by Yasinovataya Town Hall,

while Shakhtyorsk authorities will administer the settlements of

Zelenopolye, Krasnaya Gora and Yagodnoye, and the villages

of Nikolayevka, Sacco and Vanzetti, Paraskoviyevka, Dubovo-

Vasilevka, Berkhovka, Zaliznyanskoye and Pilipchatino, on

the Artyomovsk axis, according to the document.

The decree, signed on April 11th, has come into force.

Image: Pushilin arrives at Artyomovsk

DPR acting head: promises

to rebuild Artyomovsk

April 10th, 1:13pm (TASS)

There is a lot of work to be done to rebuild the city of

Artyomovsk, destroyed by the shelling, but it will be

rebuilt, the Acting Head of the Dontesk People’s

Republic, Denis Pushilin said, during a visit

to the city.

"I toured the city -- saw the devastating consequences of the

actions of the Kiev regime. There is a lot of work to be done

to rebuild it, but we already have the experience of Mariupol

- we will cope with everything. We will rebuild the city. There

are practically no intact buildings, almost all 100% damaged

- but we'll rebuild everything," he said, in a video published

on his Telegram channel. A cannonade can be heard

throughout the video.

He added that Artyomovsk will definitely be fully restored.

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Pushilin arrives
at Artyomovsk

April 10th, 9:31am (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic's Acting Head, Denis Pushilin,
arrived at the liberated part of Artyomovsk, on Monday.

Pushilin posted a video on his Telegram channel from the

town which is being liberated by the “Wagner” private

military company.

Kiev does not spare its servicemen sending them to the

“meat grinder,” he said, adding that he would soon

post a new video detailing his trip to the town.

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 & construction

companies. The Artyomovsk Champagne Wines

Factory is one of the largest in Eastern Europe.

Fierce fighting for the town has continued for several months.

Western military experts and politicians said Ukrainian army

manpower losses had run into thousands. Meanwhile, Kiev

keeps trying to hold the town while amassing

reserves there.

Reports on April the 3rd, said that the “Wagner” Group hoisted

Russian flags above Artyomovsk Town Hall. The Ukrainian

army retreated to the western part of the town. Fighting

is taking place for the railway station.

Image: Musician Bardash pointed out the importance of showing Russia to the children of Donbass

Musician Bardash pointed out the

importance of showing Russia to

the children of Donbass

April 9th, 3:34pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The children of Donbass need integration with Russia,

they need to see the country and its peoples.

Ukrainian producer, choreographer, and

musician Yuriy Bardash said this in

an interview with Izvestia.

The artist stressed that children are "our everything".

"The old people don't want to go anywhere, anymore,

show the children of Donbass what Russia is. That's

what needs to be done now," he said.

Russia should take care of the younger generation: They

should see Crimea, Sochi, and Lake Baikal. Bardash

added that children from new Russian regions need

to share their experience with their peers in the

rest of the country. It is necessary to organize

"creative transfers, corridors through which

the exchange of experience between

regions and peoples inhabiting

Russia will take place."

"I'm going to travel around Russia myself, right now, because

I'm not interested in Europe or America, I'm not interested in

anything right now. I'm interested in my land. It is huge, and

we have so many wonderful magical natural places,"

added Bardash.

The musician drew attention to the fact that the children of

Donbass were under fire for eight years, they did not have

water, light and basic conditions for development.

"Our task now is to set up and work on it, to take as many of

them as possible out there, in a peaceful, peaceful space,

where there is no roar, where there are no bombs, and so

that they dance, sing, develop, share their experience,

see life in general," the artist stressed.

"They are afraid of loud noises, they

are worried about their future."

Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova - about

new families for children from the SVR zone and the

importance of hugs in the parenting process.

In early April, Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's

Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, reported that most of the 2,000

children from the special operation zone who were

vacationing in the Krasnodar Territory and

Crimea had already returned from

vacation to their parents.

In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting

with Lvova-Belova that the number of applications for

adoption of children from Donbass is growing. The

Institute of the Commissioner for Children's

Rights has been working on this issue for

a long time, almost for nine years.

In December, Putin noted that it is important to do everything

necessary to support the residents of the new regions of

the Russian Federation. He noted that the integration of

new territories into the spheres of Russia should be

completed "the sooner the better."

In November, more than 80 thousand residents

of new regions received Russian passports.

On September 30th, 2022, the Luhansk and Donetsk People's

Republics (LNR, DNR), Zaporizhia and Kherson regions

officially became part of the Russian Federation

following the results of referenda

Image: Construction of modern perinatal centre ...in full swing in Donetsk

Construction of modern perinatal

centre ...in full swing in Donetsk

April 7th, 10:36am (DAN)

Workers are engaged in building a modern perinatal centre

in Donetsk, seven days a week; such large-scale projects

have not been implemented in the area for long years.

It was launched by the state-run non-profit company “Single

Customer in the Field of Construction in September 2022.”

The walls and the roof have been built by construction

workers from Russian regions over seven months, and

frontage works and window installation are underway.

Engineers are also installing utility lines, partitions

and air vents, and are launching finishing works.

A workers’ camp was set up on the construction site to keep the

project running non-stop. Several hundred people and dozens of

pieces of equipment are engaged in the construction every day.

Police are maintaining security in the area.

The perinatal centre is being built per President Vladimir Putin’s

orders. Project completion deadline is the end of this year. The

six-storey building sprawls on an area of 26,500 square metres

and has an underground pass to a food catering unit. The 140-

bed facility will operate state-of-the-art medical equipment.

Image: Mariupol to restore water tower built in 1910

Mariupol to restore

water tower built

in 1910

April 6th, 11:17am (DAN)

Civil engineers have prepared a preliminary project to restore

the old water tower in Mariupol, a key place of interest, city

administration head Oleg Morgun said on Thursday.

“The preliminary project is ready; the authorities are also

considering various options to rebuild another two

heritage sites: the Houses of Gamper and

architect Nilsen,” Morgun said adding

that he had discussed restoration

works with the representatives
of the all-Russian Society - for

the Protection of Monuments

and Culture.

The society is expected to help Mariupol restore

a number of heritage sites, using federal

budget allocations.

The DPR Culture Ministry earlier told the Donetsk News

Agency that monuments in Mariupol and several

liberated areas, have been inventoried.

The 33-metre-tall old water tower designed by Architect

Viktor Nilsen is located Mariupol’s Oktyabrsky district.

In 2018, it was renovated... as an office building. In

2022, the facility was damaged during hostilities.

The neo-Gothic Gamper House was built in 1897. It is

located in the city centre as well. Russian doctor

and activist, head of the Mariupol district

hospital, Sergey Gamper, lived there.

Nilsen’s House was put up in the beginning of the 20th

century by Viktor Nilsen who had been invited by local

authorities to take the position of city architect. His

key achievement was the construction of water

supply lines. The mansion was built for the

Nilsen family in the city garden area in

southern Mariupol.

Image: 1.3 bln rbls to be allocated for Mariupol port repairs this year

1.3 bln rbls to be allocated for

Mariupol port repairs this year

April 5th, 10:30am (DAN)

Funding for Mariupol seaport repairs will reach 1.3 billion rubles

this year, Head of the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water

Transport Zakhary Dzhioyev told the Donetsk News Agency.

“According to the current estimates, Piers No 2 and 3 need

renovation, waterworks need an inspection and technical

passports and the vessels which were sunk at Piers No 1

and 5 must be removed, ” Dzhioyev said adding that port

facilities had to be rebuilt and that an equipment refresh

was needed.

Earlier reports said that railway infrastructure

had been restored at the Mariupol port.

The Mariupol port resumed operation in late May, 2022, as it

dispatched the first vessel with a load of metal products to

the Rostov region. The seaport is expected to become

the key transit point for cargoes needed for rebuilding

the region. It will also be used for exporting DPR

products. Last summer a ferry link with Yeisk

was launched.

Image: Rostov region company considers building bus terminal in Mariupol

Rostov region company considers

building bus terminal in Mariupol

April 4th, 1:35pm (DAN)

Donavtovokzal, a large company based in the Rostov region, is

considering the possibility to invest in a new bus terminal in

Mariupol, the company’s press service told the Donetsk

News Agency on Tuesday.

“Donavtovokzal is interested in building, at its own expense, a

bus terminal in the city of Mariupol in the Donetsk People’s

Republic,” the press service said. “The project... is under

consideration of the Donbass Development Corporation

and Mariupol's municipal authorities.”

The company will present an investment proposal after the

decision on the form of participation. Earlier reports said

that the Dontekh corporation had brought forward a plan

for a two-storey bus terminal in Mariupol, with

infrastructure and commercial premises.

Donavtovokzal was established in 1993. It runs 19 bus

terminals -- including the one in the regional centre --

and works with more than 120 transport operators.

Image: Reservoirs of new Donbass water duct filling up from river Don

Reservoirs of new Donbass water

duct filling up from river Don

March 31st, 10:27am (DAN)

Military construction workers are tapping the river Don

to fill up the reservoirs of the new water duct running

to Donbass, a Russian Defense Ministry official said

on Friday.

“The first pumping station has been launched today. The heart

of the Rostov-on-Don — Seversky Donets canal — Donbass

water line has begun to beat, ” Military Construction

Project Head Alexey Leonov said.

The water duct comprises two 200-kilometer-long lines and

seven pumping stations. “Military construction workers

will fill up the water reservoirs, launch water treatment

systems, run hydrotests and tune and test the

equipment in the standard operating mode,”

he added.

Bottom dredging works had been carried out in the area of

Rostov-on-Don and the river Rukav Kalancha before water

withdrawal, and a floating water intake platform had been

towed to the installation point. The complex process of

filling up the water line will be implemented in phases.

The construction of the water duct began in December 2022.

It will fill up the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal which will

supply water to Donetsk People’s Republic settlements at a

rate of 300,000 cubic metres per day. This will partially

resolve the water supply problem for the region which

has been been experiencing water shortages for

more than a year.

The DPR began to experience water supply problems in

February when its water supply facilities came under

Kiev forces fire. The situation remains very tense.

Water is delivered to large towns such as Donetsk,

Makeyevka and Gorlovka according to schedule,

or is not delivered at all.

Drinking or technical water is

periodically supplied to

residents for free.

Image: Refugees from Avdeyevka begin to arrive in Yasinovataya

Refugees from Avdeyevka

begin to arrive in

Yasinovataya

March 30th, 3:28pm (DAN)

Residents of Avdeyevka which is occupied by Ukrainian

gunmen have begun to evacuate on their own to the

territory controlled by Donetsk People’s Republic

authorities, Yasinovataya town mayor, Dmitry

Shevchenko, said.

“In Avdeyevka, the situation remains complicated,”

Shevchenko told the Donetsk News Agency.

“Ukrainian gunmen are trying to drive people out of the

town by force. Earlier, people could come back, but

now they are not allowed to reenter, so people

from Avdeyevka... are beginning to arrive in

Yasinovataya. Many.. have relatives here.

Thus, refugees have begun to move out

of Avdeyevka; at least one person

arrives in our town, nearly

every day.”

Refugees from Avdeyevka can enter Russia only via Ukraine

and European countries. “For example, a man who has

arrived today travelled across the whole Ukraine,

Poland and Baltic states. Then... he entered

Russia and came to us. It took him five

days, to get here. Our towns.. are

located at a distance of several

kilometres and he had to travel

for five days, because of this

situation; it’s terrible,”

he said.

The Avdeyevka refugees are staying at temporary

accommodation centres. They are provided with

food and personal hygiene products and, if need

be, with clothes. “We’ll help them get the

necessary documents; we have a

mechanism for it. Nobody, will

be left unattended; we’ll help

everyone,” the mayor said.

Adveyevka is situated about 1.5 kilometres west of

Yasinovataya. The pre-war Avdeyevka was part of

the Yasinovataya district. It accommodates a

coking plant, one of the largest in Europe.

Before 2014, it produced some 30 kinds of chemical

products. Over the years of the conflict, Kiev forces

turned the town into a key fortified area in Donbass.

They shelled Donetsk, Yasinovataya, & Makeyevka,

from this axis for more than eight years. There are

some 3,000 civilians remaining in the town,

at present.

Image: Pushilin presents DPR decorations to Leps, Lvova-Belova

Pushilin presents DPR

decorations to Leps,

Lvova-Belova

March 28th, 4:50pm (DAN)

People’s Artist of Russia, famous pop singer Grigory Leps

has performed before patients of the Republican Trauma

Centre in Donetsk, on Tuesday, Acting Head of the

Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin,

wrote on Telegram.

“Without exaggeration, the show by People’s Artist of Russia

Grigory Leps was curative for Republican Trauma Centre

patients,” Pushilin said. Leps visited the DPR together

with Presidential Commission for Children’s Rights,

Maria Lvova-Belova and State Duma lawmaker,

Artur Taimazov.

The Russian guests came to the Trauma Centre children’s

department which currently has more than 40 patients;

of those, 12 are receiving treatment for blast wounds,

some of which were caused by “Lepestok”

anti-personnel mines, Pushilin said.

“Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova helps our children a lot;

she cares very much about the children’s living conditions

and looks for more rehabilitation options. We are

immensely grateful to our true friends. Every

time they visit Donbass, they try to support

its residents, each in their respective

field,” the DPR leader said.

Pushilin also said that he had presented decorations “For

Service to the Donetsk People’s Republic,” 3rd Class, to

Maria Lvova Belova, Artur Taimazov and Grigory Leps.

Image: Russia to invest dozens of billion rubles in DPR industry revival

Russia to invest dozens of billion

rubles in DPR industry revival

March 27th, 10:53am (DAN)

The program to revive the Donetsk People’s Republic industry

initiated by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is

worth dozens of billion rubles, said DPR government

First Deputy Chairman Rustam Mingazov.

“The program’s budget has been estimated; it can change as

measures can come or go, ” Mingazov said in an interview

with the Donetsk News Agency. “I won’t tell the precise

figure but it reaches dozens of billion rubles.”

A part of state support instruments will be provided on

a competitive basis which can also affect the funding,

he said.

“A company applies for participation in a Russian Ministry of

Industry and Trade contest with its program, pilot batch or

R& D (research and development — eds Donetsk News

Agency); it can win or not. But we understand that the

Ministry will provide maximum support for the new

regions at the context,” Migazov said.

Earlier reports said that the DPR industry development program

could be adopted within a month. The revival of industrial

production is also envisioned by the socio-economic

development program, which is in the works

as well.

Image: DPR budget earmarks 2.6 bln rubles for loss of home/property payments

DPR budget earmarks 2.6 bln rubles

for loss of home/property payments

March 24th, 12:21pm (DAN)

The Donetsk People’s Republic authorities have introduced

amendments to Budget 2023 to pay compensations to

residents who lost their homes or other property as a

result of hostilities. The document has come into

force, the DPR parliament press service

reported on Friday.

The amendments create a more than 2.7-billion-ruble budget

deficit; the original budget version had zero deficit, the

press service reported. DPR Acting Finance Minister

Yana Chausova said that that the renewed budget

had to provide for 2.6 billion rubles worth of

compensations for homes or essential

property lost or damaged in the

armed conflict.

The parliament also approved the allocations for monthly

maternity benefits worth 224.9 million rubles, as well as

the compensation for financial losses sustained by the

Voda Donbassa, Donbassteploenergo and Donetsk

Railways utilities.

The DPR’s Budget 2023 revenues have

increased by 218 million rubles,

Chausova said.

The DPR parliament has approved the

budget amendments on March 23rd.

Image: Khusnullin told Putin, that Mariupol residents -- have started actively returning

Khusnullin told Putin, that

Mariupol residents -- have

started actively returning

March 19th, 10:37am

https://en.news-front.info/

Residents of Mariupol have begun to actively return

to the city after improvements, Khusnullin told

Putin, during his working visit to the city.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has told

President Vladimir Putin that Mariupol residents have

started to actively return home, since the city is

improved. According to the politician, the city

plans to launch its first tram line by the

summer, RIA Novosti writes.

“People started coming back. When we saw that

reconstruction was underway, people began to

return actively. Population growth... !”

Khusnullin said.

Khusnullin showed the President the Philharmonic Hall

in Mariupol and told him that it had been restored in

three months. According to Khusnullin, parking

spaces will also be created in the city,

although there were none before.

Image: Donetsk Prosthetic Centre to launch production of bionic limbs, set up rehabilitation facility

Donetsk Prosthetic Centre to launch

production of bionic limbs, set up

rehabilitation facility

March 17th, 8:51am (DAN)

The Donetsk prosthetic centre will implement an

upgrade project worth one billion rubles,

Donetsk People’s Republic Head,

Denis Pushilin, said.

“The Reserve Fund of Russian President Vladimir Putin,

has allocated about one billion rubles to renovate the

Prosthetic and Orthopedic Centre in Donetsk,”

Pushilin said. “The money will be used for

construction and installation works and

the modernization of equipment.”

The centre will have 3D production pipelines and

the equipment to produce bionic limbs and other

assistive devices. It will also set up a centre for

the rehabilitation of people with disabilities,

for some 60 patients, he added.

“We plan for our upgraded Prosthetic and Orthopedic

Centre to treat patients from the DPR and

neighbouring regions,” Pushilin said.

Established in 1945, the Donetsk Republican Prosthetic

and Orthopedic Centre, is part of the DPR social

protection system. It is the only enterprise in

the Republic, which specializes in the

production of assistive devices.

Image: Russia’s prosecutor general --- urges daily price monitoring in new regions

Russia’s prosecutor general ----- urges

daily price monitoring in new regions

March 15th, 5:14pm (DAN)

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has called for

daily monitoring of food and medicine prices in the

Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and

Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

“It’s important to launch daily monitoring and pricing control

of foodstuffs, medications and essential products in them

(the new Russian regions — eds Donetsk News Agency), ”

Krasnov said at an expanded meeting of the Prosecutor

General’s Office Board. “The successful development

of these regions, depends on it.”

Earlier reports on Wednesday, said that President Vladimir

Putin called at the meeting for strengthening prosecutor’s

offices in the new Russian regions.

Image: Federation Council approves law on withdrawal from Ukrainian citizenship

Federation Council approves

law on withdrawal from

Ukrainian citizenship

March 15th, 10:20am (DAN)

The Federation Council upper house of the Russian

parliament on Wednesday has approved the law on

termination of Ukrainian citizenship by Russian

Federation citizens... from the date of the

submission of the statement to the

Russian Interior Ministry.

“This mechanism -- will enable these Russian citizens to

exercise their right to employment ..at government or

municipal bodies, train at education institutes where

prospective students... can access confidential

information, and deal with those other issues

whose solution is impeded by Ukrainian

citizenship,” the FC international

committee said.

On Tuesday, the parliament approved the 2nd and 3rd

reading of the law which creates a legal mechanism

for Russian citizens who wish to withdraw from

Ukrainian citizenship.

The renunciation statement is forwarded to Russian

Interior Ministry bodies ----- and can be submitted

online on the “Gosuslugi” public services portal.

Image: Volnovakha bus services are partially restored

Volnovakha bus services

are partially restored

March 13th, 9:43am (DAN)

Two bus routes have been launched in the Volnovakha

district of the Donetsk People’s Republic -- after the

March 9th artillery attack which nearly destroyed

the town’s bus fleet, district administration head

Konstantin Zinchenko told the Donetsk News

Agency on Monday.

“We could only launch two bus routes after the shelling,”

Zinchenko said, adding that 11 town and suburban

routes had been available before the attack.

Buses run to the district centre from

Donetsk and Berdyansk according

to schedule.

On March 9th, Kiev forces shelled the Volnovakha bus depot

damaging 18 of the 20 vehicles. Most of them are beyond

repair. The attack paralyzed the district bus service.

Image: Roads of the new constituent entities of the Russian Federation - are to be integrated into the federal network

Roads of the new constituent entities

of the Russian Federation - are to be

integrated into the federal network

March 10th, 10:42am

https://en.news-front.info/

The Rosavtodor has reported that work on the process

of starting road operations is already underway.

Roads in the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson

regions are planned to be integrated into the

federal road network, the head of the

Federal Road Agency, Roman

Novikov, told TASS

news agency.

“The main planned results for the construction and

reconstruction of federal highways: integration

of the road network of the new subjects of
the Russian Federation in the network
of federal highways,” he said.

Work on integrating the road network is already underway,

Novikov noted. He also said that, in 2022 more than 800

kilometres of roads were repaired in the territories

of the new constituent entities.

Image: 640,000 DPR residents get Russian passports

640,000 DPR residents

get Russian passports

March 10th, 8:58am (DAN)

The number of Russian passports issued to Donetsk People’s

Republic residents has approached 640,000, the DPR Interior

Ministry’s Migration Service (MS) told the Donetsk News

Agency on Friday.

“Overall, 639,856 passports have been issued including

185,356 since the Republic’s accession to Russia on

September 30th, 2022,” the Migration Service said.

As of early February, 553,000 DPR residents had obtained

Russian passports. More than 86,000 passports have

been issued, since the beginning of February,
to March the 10th.

Earlier reports said that the Migration Service would launch

six more acceptance facilities under the Multifunctional

Public Service Centre and Donbass Post, starting on

March the 13th.

Image: Russian corporation ready to train DPR shipbuilders

Russian corporation ready

to train DPR shipbuilders

March 8th, 10:34am (DAN)

Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSK) is ready

to offer training and internship to shipbuilders from the

Donetsk People’s Republic, the OSK press service

told the Donetsk News Agency.

“The United Shipbuilding Corporation is prepared to provide

comprehensive assistance to the Azov Shipyard in

restoring competences and occupational

retraining, ” the press service said. “If

needed, OSK companies will offer

internship jobs to colleagues

from the DPR.”

The issue of the OSK’s participation in rebuilding the Azov

Shipyard will be decided upon by the federal executive

bodies, it added. On February 22, the DPR government

announced plans to rebuild the Azov Shipyard. Back

then, officials from the Russian Ministry of Industry

and Trade and OSK companies visited the

enterprise on an inspection tour.

United Shipbuilding Corporation employs more than 80,000

personnel and consolidates the bulk of assets of the

Russian shipbuilding sector with some 40

enterprises, organizations, shipyards

and design bureaus.

Image: Rebuilding of new regions will cost 350 bln rbls — Russian minister

Rebuilding of new regions

will cost 350 bln rbls —

Russian minister

March 7th, 3:30pm (DAN)

Russia will need at least 350 billion rubles to rebuild war-

damaged infrastructure in the new regions, Minister of

Construction and Utilities Irek Faizullin said

on Tuesday.

“The amount of work, is certainly tremendous. The costs

of major construction and repairs in the four regions are

estimated at some 300 billion rubles of budget money,”

Faizullin said in an interview with the Parliamentskaya

Gazeta newspaper. “We’ve also taken out a 50-billion

-ruble loan to rebuild utility infrastructure. Certain

sums of money are contributed by

sponsor regions.”

Rebuilding will take at least two years of vigorous efforts,

but this is a tentative timeframe because fighting is

ongoing in these territories along with the

demolition of instrastructure and

permanent facilities, he added.

“We haven’t even entered the liberated areas properly; we

have had no time to explore them. I cannot image how

much we’ll have to repair or build from scratch there.

We’ve shown throughout that we can work skillfully:

those who saw Mariupol last June and have

recently visited it, say that these are

completely different cities,”
the minister said.

Faizullin said that rebuilding projects would involve

up to 45,000 construction workers, this year.

The Lugansk People’s Republic, Donetsk People’s Republic

and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions acceded to Russia

on September 30th, 2022 following the unification

referenda. Ukrainian troops shell towns in the

new regions every day.

Image: DPR authorities allow construction of permanet facilities without permits in 2023

DPR authorities allow construction

of permanet facilities without

permits in 2023

March 7th, 2:52pm (DAN)

The Donetsk People’s Republic government, has passed a

resolution suspending permission requirements until the

end of this year, for the construction or renovation of

permanent buildings ---- except hazardous,

sophisticated or unique facilities.

The DPR government resolution No 11-3 published on

Tuesday, will remain in force... until December 31st,
2023 and is retroactive to October 4th, 2022 when
the federal constitutional law on the DPR’s

accession to the Russian Federation,
became effective.

Image: DPR supplies ferrous metals, mineral fuel ---- and electric machines to Rostov region

DPR supplies ferrous metals,

mineral fuel ---- and electric
machines to Rostov region

March 7th, 10:56am (DAN)

Donetsk People’s Republic enterprises mostly supply

metals, fuel, electric machines and equipment to

Russia’s Rostov region, regional government

officials told the Donetsk News Agency

on Tuesday.

“At present, DPR supplies to the Rostov region largely

comprise ferrous metals, mineral fuel and petroleum

products, electric machines and equipment, cereals

and oil seeds,” a DPR official said.

Rostov-on-Don delivers to Donetsk dairy and finished

meat products, pharmaceuticals, plastics and

products thereof, he added.

Earlier, Donetsk People’s Republic Deputy Prime Minister

Vladimir Yozhikov said that the Republic was planning to

launch the production of high strength granite in

neighboring Russian regions.

Image: 2,000 apartment buildings to be restored in DPR this year

2,000 apartment buildings to

be restored in DPR this year

March 6th, 11:20am (DAN)

More than 2,000 apartment buildings will be restored in the

Donetsk People’s Republic in 2023, the press service of

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told

the Donetsk News Agency on Monday.

Earlier in the day, Khusnullin said that federal customers,

sponsor regions and Defense Ministry’s construction

workers would join efforts to restore more than

2,800 apartment houses in the new

Russian regions.

“In the DPR, more than 2,000 apartment houses

will be restored,” the press service quoted

Khusnullin as saying.

Another 47 high-rise apartment houses would be built

in Mariupol, Volnovakha and Alchevsk along with

social infrastructure, he said.

In 2022, over 8,000 facilities were built or restored in

the new Russian territories. The city of Mariupol in

the DPR, led other areas of the country by the

number of construction projects.

Image: 2,500 demobilized DPR students resume studies

2,500 demobilized DPR

students resume studies

March 2nd, 3:22pm (DAN)

Almost 2,500 demobilized students have returned to their

studies, and a part of them have already used their right

to state-funded tuition, Donetsk People’s Republic

Deputy Government Chairperson Larisa

Tolstykina said on Thursday.

“To support the guys in this difficult time, we decided to give

then free education opportunities; as of today, 142 people

have used this right, ” Tolstykina said in a post on

Telegram adding that 97 of these students

received grants.

Overall, 2,426 students resumed their studies after

demobilization. The authorities... help them get

back into learning and catch up with the class.

They also get psychological assistance as

part of rehabilitation, she added.

On Thursday, Tolstykina met with demobilized students.

The meeting was attended by Russian senator Natalia

Nikonorova and DPR Education and Science Minister

Olga Koludarova. Students asked questions

regarding future employment after

graduation and war veteran

status and benefits.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 13th ordered to

demobilize the students from the Donbass Republics who had

been called up to the front. Pursuant to the order, DPR Acting

Head, Denis Pushilin, discharged the full-time and mixed

attendance students from military service. Later on,

state decorations were awarded to the demobilized

students who had taken part in the special

military operation.

Image: DPR restoring cultural ties with Kherson, Zaporozhye regions

DPR restoring cultural ties with

Kherson, Zaporozhye regions

March 1st, 11:19am (DAN)

The project titled “Cultural Aspects of Russian Identity”

which aims to restore cultural ties between the new

Russian regions will be launched in mid-March, the

press service of the Donetsk People’s Republic

Culture Ministry reported on Wednesday.

The project was prepared by the centre for advanced

training of cultural workers and the DPR Culture

Ministry, with the assistance of the Russian

Centre and the Presidential Foundation

for Cultural Initiatives.

“We, the DPR residents, understand how important it is, to

preserve the history, culture and traditions of our region,”

the press service quoted Russian Centre Executive

Director Yelena Yevseyeva as saying.

“The project.... envisions the retraining of cultural workers.

Lectures will be read by experienced speakers who began

the Russification of the cultural sphere in 2014 --- and

continue to perfect it up to date, while sharing the

experience they gained during the time of the

fighting in Donbass.”

“The participants bear the great responsibility
to preserve and disseminate the information
about the life in the new Russian regions.”

“It’s absolutely unique knowledge, unparalleled solutions

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 Russia’s 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)

branches: Makeyevka Metallurgical Plant, Makeyevka

Coke Plant and Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Plant as

well as the Makeyevka-based ‘Laser’ Plant.”

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 People’s 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: Mariupol’s 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 DPR’s reunification with Russia

Pushilin establishes holiday

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

percent. Voting stations opened.... on the final

day of the referendum, on September 27th.

The voters are asked to answer the question on

...whether they support the Donetsk People’s

Republic joining the Russian Federation as

a constituent entity. The right to vote in

the referendum is enjoyed by citizens

aged 18 or over including those who

have turned 18... on the last day

of voting.

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