Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights

"Operational Command of the DPR": "The expansion of shell fragments of Ukrainian military after the detonation of ammunition in Opytnoe village reached the occupied Avdiivka. To cover up the incident, Ukrainian military shelled the city with tanks and accused the DPR in shelling".

Media: "On Thursday, two soldiers of the DPR army were killed as a result of the shelling".

"The deputy of the operational command of the DPR" Eduard Basurin: "We received information that the commanders of the nationalist divisions "Pravyj Sector" and "OUN" were told to collect and send to Kyiv residents living in the ATO area for the rally in support of the participants of the "Trade blockade of Donbass".

"Operational Command of the DPR": "Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare a bloody provocation. According to our information, in the area of Pisky village to the stronghold "Republic" of the 79th Paratroops brigade arrived a group of journalists from Finland. According to the plan of the Ukrainian military and security services, which was received from the staff in Netaylovo village, the journalists must come under shelling, organized by Ukrainian military, resulting in killing or wounding foreign journalists".

Media: "The Torez "Progress" miners awarded the head of the DPR Oleksandr Zakharchenko the first piece of coal mined in the new lava".

"The Ministry of Justice of the DPR": "Since the beginning of the year, employees of the DPR Registry Office issued more than 1600 certificates of birth and marriage registration".

"MIA of the LPR": "Ministry of Internal Affairs accused employees of Antratsyt branch of Vladimir Dal Luhansk National University of embezzling more than USD 2500".

"The Luhansk mayor" Manolis Pilavov: "Nearly 58 thousand people appealed for help to the city administration of Luhansk per year."

Media: "The concert titled Furious Baroque Dance was held in the concert hall of the Donetsk State Academic Philharmonic. German harpsichordist Ella Sevskaya and violinist from St. Petersburg Sergey Filchenko performed there".

"Prosecutor General's Office of the LPR": "The soldiers of the Military commandant of Slavyanoserbsk district and employees of the local department of the Interior Ministry foiled an attempt to export medicine from the administrative building of the hospital in Zymohiria town. During operative search the car VAZ 21102 was detained. It contained five polypropylene bags and eight cardboard boxes with medicines. During the inspection of bags and boxes, it was established that they contain medicine of different spectrum of action, including those labeled "Doctors Without Borders" and "Humanitarian Aid". Zimohirivska town hospital was being searched. Hidden medicine, which the hospital received as humanitarian aid, was found. Medications are being withdrawn".