Pushilin reminds Kiev of failure to impose its terms on Donbass
21:37, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. Direct dialog with Donbass is the only option for Ukraine to bring peace back, the DPR Head Denis Pushilin said commenting on the statement published on President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky’s website. The statement claimed that Kiev delegation to the Minsk talk primarily aims at “regaining all temporary occupied territory […]

Fokin’s honest stance on Donbass cost him his post
21:34, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. The dismissal of the deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation at the Minsk talks, Vitold Fokin, may be indicative of an upcoming escalation of the conflict in Donbass, said Vladislav Berdichevsky, Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Committee on Foreign Policy, International Relations, Information Policy and Information Technologies. “The reason […]

Explosion recorded at Ukrainian positions south of Donetsk
15:29, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. DPR Mission to the JCCC has recorded an explosion at Ukrainian positions outside Novotroitskoye south off Donetsk. “An explosion occured at 1.40 p.m. at Ukrainian positions outside Novotroitskoye,” the report reads. Another blast was reported at 11.55 a.m. in Zaitsevo (North). The package of tighter ceasefire control measures came into […]

DPR medics warn of new influenza types to emerge this season
14:41, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. DPR anti-epidemic authority has warned of new types of influenza viruses that will predominante this season. According to the top sanitary doctor Miroslava Romanchenko, “type A viruses H1N1 and H3N2 and type B viruses of Victoria and Yamagata lineages will be circulating during this season. These types were not present […]

More than 2,000 hospital beds available in DPR for COVID-19 patients
12:03, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. More than 2,000 hospital beds are available in DPR to treat patients with COVID-19, deputy Minister of Health Alexander Levchenko said. “Currently 2,082 beds are ready to treat patients with the new coronavirus infection. As of September 30, 1191 beds are occupied,” he said. Levchenko said that the beds are […]

Kiev ignores OSCE calls to provide information on ex-detainees legal clearance
11:57, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. Ukraine has ignored the calls of humanitarian subgroup coordinator Toni Frish to provide information on legal clearance of liberated detainees, the DPR Ombudswoman Daria Morozova said. “I have to say with regret that another round of talks of the humanitarian subgroup on September 29 has not yielded any positive results. […]

Nearly 100 new COVID-19 cases reported in DPR over 24 hours – Health Ministry
10:51, September 30, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 30 – DAN. Ninety-seven COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the DPR Healthcare Ministry reported on Friday. Twenty-one people have been discharged from hospitals with two negative test results for COVID-19, and seven deaths have been recorded, the report said. As of Wednesday morning, […]

DPR militia demands restoring order in Ukrainian army units that violate ceasefire
17:00, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. The Donetsk People’s Republic People’s Militia has demanded that the Joint Forces Operation command restore order in Ukrainian army units that violate the ceasefire in Donbass. “We demand that the JFO Headquarters show the will and restore order in subordinate units making sure that the additional ceasefire control measures are […]

Ukrainian servicemen detained for attempted weapons trafficking in Donbass – DPR intelligence
16:03, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Ukrainian military prosecutors detained three servicemen as they attempted to sell weapons to volunteers who had arrived in the conflict zone, the Donetsk People’s Republic militia reported on Tuesday. “Military Prosecutor’s Office investigators detained  Senior Lieutenant Ivanchuk and Sergeant Majors Sabodakha and Melchenko from 56th Brigade 21st Battalion, who tried […]

DPR athletes compete at intl competitions as Russian teams members
15:31, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Donetsk People’s Republic athletes took part in international competitions as members of Russian teams, the DPR Youth, Sport and Tourism Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency on Tuesday as it highlighted their successful performance. Marina Galyadkina who attended the Children and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve repeatedly won gold […]

51 new COVID-19 cases reported in DPR over past 24 hours, 26 patients recover
12:08, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Fifty-one new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the DPR Healthcare Ministry reported on Tuesday. “September 28 tests showed 51 new coronavirus infection cases;” the report said.  Twenty-six people have been discharged from hospitals with two negative test results for COVID-19 […]

DPR comes under fire from Ukrainian forces positioned in Shumy – JCCC
11:49, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Ukrainian army units opened grenade launcher fire at the frontline Gorlovka on Tuesday morning, the Donetsk People’s Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reported. “At 07:40, Ukrainian armed formations in the Shumy settlement area fired in the direction of the Shakhta 6/7 settlement in Gorlovka,” the […]

Kiev forces fire at DPR once over 24 hours – JCCC
11:48, September 29, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Ukrainian armed formations violated the truce once over the past 24 hours opening small arms fire at the Spartak village north of Donetsk, the Donetsk People’s Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reported on Tuesday. “Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed formations violated the ceasefire […]

DPR schools put Russia in the World and Individual Project disciplines on curriculum
19:27, September 28, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 28 – DAN. New subjects have appeared on the DPR school curriculum, such as the Basics of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics, Ecology, Russia in the World, the Ministry of Education and Science said. “Some disciplines changed names or subject matter, some new appeared on the curriculum. The Basics of Religious Cultures is […]

DPR puts Ukraine Security Service and Military Intelligence on terrorist list
15:45, September 28, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 28 – DAN. DPR has put Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (GUR) on terrorist list, the DPR Prosecutor General’s Office said citing the Supreme Court decision. “The Supreme Court has designated the activity of SBU and GUR on the DPR territory as extremist,” the […]

Kiev forces open fire on Donetsk outskirts
14:41, September 28, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 28 – DAN. Ukrainian forces engaged Spartak north of Donetsk in the morning, the DPR mission to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) said. “Ukrainian units opened fire on Spartakat 10.20 a.m. using small arms,” the report reads. The enemy violated the ceasefire once in 24 hours, earlier report said. The […]

Kiev forces violate ceasefire once in 24 hours
14:40, September 28, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 28 – DAN. Ukrainian forces shelled the DPR territory once over 24 hours, the DPR mission to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) said. “Over the past 24 hours, the number of registered violations was one, three rounds were fired” the report reads. The Additional Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire were […]

Ukraine’s keeping tabs on VKontakte users launches all-out spying on Russians – DPR parliamentarian
20:50, September 25, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 25 – DAN. Persecution of VKontakte social media users in Ukraine shows a new spiral of crisis of its political system, member of the Donetsk People’s Republic parliament committee on constitutional legislation and state development Oleg Onopko told the Donetsk News Agency on Friday. Earlier in the day, National Security and Defence Council […]

DPR universities to switch to online classes starting Sep 28 due to COVID-19
20:48, September 25, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 25 – DAN. Donetsk People’s Republic higher education centres will provide instruction online from September 28 till October 11 due to COVID-19, according to DPR Education and Science Ministry Decree No 1321 published on its website on Friday. “Education institutions of all forms of ownership in higher professional education will use online education […]

125 Police Academy first-years pledge allegiance to DPR
14:54, September 25, 2020

Donetsk, Sep 25 – DAN. One hundred and twenty-five students in their first year at the Donetsk People’s Republic Police Academy have sworn allegiance to the Republic on Friday. The oath-taking ceremony, attended by DPR leader Denis Pushilin, was held near the monument to Donbass Liberators in the DPR capital. “You are facing intense studies […]