On August 26, an exhibition fair of domestic manufacturers` products entitled “Potential of the Donetsk People’s Republic – 2017” was opened in Donetsk. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation’s deputy Andrey Kozenko.

On August 24, in Makeyevka, a series of festive events took place, timed to coincide with the Town Day and the Miner's Day.

In connection with the forthcoming beginning of the school year, the Contact Group agreed on and supported the regime of a sustainable and comprehensive ceasefire on the line of contact between the parties in Donbass starting from 00:00 hours on August 25.

On August 23, in Minsk, a regular meeting of the Contact group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass took place. The agenda included issues related to compliance with the "silence regime", the implementation of the agreement on the disengagement of forces and facilities, as well as the exchange of prisoners.

On August 15, during his visit to the capital of the DPR, Russian public and political figure Nikolay Starikov handed over the money collected by caring Russians to the widows of deceased militiamen and servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic.

On August 15, a meeting of “Donetsk Republic” public movement’s activists with the Russian public and political figure Nikolai Starikov was held in Donetsk.

On August 15, in the assembly hall of the Zuyevskaya thermal power station, a solemn ceremony of presenting the membership cards of the public movement "Donetsk Republic" to the station workers took place.

On August 14, a solemn award ceremony of presenting membership cards to the employees of the enterprise (branch №2 ZAO “Vneshtorgservis”) took place in the auditorium of the Yenakiyevo metallurgical plant.

On August 11, a solemn awarding ceremony for the best physical culture and sport workers took place in the Kuibyshev Palace of Culture in Donetsk.

On August 10, a celebration on the occasion of DPR Builder's Day was held in the the Donetsk Centre of Slavic culture, which was attended by the Head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, the Chairman of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin, representatives of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, other ministries and departments, as well as construction workers. Alexander Zakharchenko expressed his gratitude to the…