The shelling of Staromikhaylovka, which is located near the line of contact, when the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross came to provide assistance to civilian population there, is another cynical provocation of Ukrainian forces.

On August 14, a meeting on the theme “The relevance of development and introduction of the system of state planning in the Donetsk People’s Republic” was held within the framework of “People’s Club” discussion platform in the DPR People’s Council in Donetsk.

On 12 August, a concert with the participation of Russian musicians dedicated to the Day of the DPR Builder took place in the Central Scherbakov Park of Culture and Leisure in Donetsk with the support of the Russian Centre. The event was attended by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council and the Head of the Russian Centre Denis Pushilin.

On August 10, a meeting of the Russian Center representatives and the delegation from the Ryazan Region was held in the Government House.

On August 9, a festive event dedicated to Builder’s Day took place in the Centre of Slavic Culture in Donetsk.

Exactly 10 years ago, on the night of August 7-8, according to Saakashvili's criminal order, Georgian troops launched massive artillery shelling of Tskhinvali and positions of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.

Russian stage stars are inspired by the warm reception of the Donetsk audience. This was stated in the interview to the First Republican Channel by Chairman of the DPR People's Council, head of the Russian Center Denis Pushilin.

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

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

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