February 2019

On February 21, a solemn event dedicated to Trade Union Workers’ Day and the fourth anniversary of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s trade unions took place in the House of Trade Unions in Donetsk. The event was attended by the Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, Chairman of the People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka, People’s Council’s deputies, representatives of ministries, departments and trade union organizations of the DPR and Russian Federation.

On February 20, the opening ceremony of the Year of the Russian Language in the Donetsk People's Republic was held in the capital's Donbass Opera. The event was attended by the Head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, Vladimir Bidyovka, deputies of the People’s Council, heads of ministries and departments, residents of the Republic, as well as guests from the Russian Federation.

On February 20, a special event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Director of the Institute of Urgent and Regenerative Surgery named after V.K. Gusak, Head of the Donetsk Burn Centre, Professor Emil Fistal took place in the Centre of Slavic Culture in Donetsk.

The active participation of citizens in the state’s political life is very crucial. The Public Chamber is, first and foremost, public control, as well as an expert platform within the framework of which it is possible to establish collaboration between various social institutions.

The creation of the Civic Chamber of the Donetsk People's Republic, the main purpose of which will be to represent the interests of our citizens, is a natural consequence of the fact that the Republic is entering a new level of state-building.

On February 19, a rally timed to the Day of Liberation of the Debaltsevo City was held. The event was attended by Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin, Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka, Chairman of the LPR People’s Council Denis Miroshnichenko, and deputies of the DPR People’s Council.

The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasily Gritsak is trying to “justify” radicals by accusing Donbass and the Russian Federation of involvement in attacks on the churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This was stated by the DPR’s People’s Council Valery Skorokhodov to RIA Novosti.

On February 18, the Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka participates in a meeting called “The flame of memory will not fade” and dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the end of the Debaltsevo-Chernukhino operation in the framework of an official visit to the Lugansk People’s Republic.

If we discard all the nonsense from the speech of Ukrainian President Poroshenko, compiled according to dusty Russophobic guiding manuals, we can single out one important point. The Ukrainian authorities officially declare that they are shelling the Donbass and will continue to do so.

Deputy Andrey Bayevsky commented on the use of light arms by Ukraine near the “Gorlovka – Mayorsk” border crossing station, which resulted in wounding one peaceful citizen, in an interview with the correspondent of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s official website.