Wednesday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights
"Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DNR" Natalia Nikonorova: "The representative of Ukraine in the Contact Group Leonid Kuchma was forced to confirm that by the next meeting on September 20, the Ukrainian side will provide its position on all issues of the law on the special status of Donbass".
"Human Rights Commissioner of the DNR" Daria Morozova: "We have not received any official proposals regarding the exchange of prisoners. Moreover, the Ukrainian government continues to openly spit in the face of Donbass residents by adopting amnesty laws for participants of the so-called "ATO", ignoring the Set of Measures".
Media: "Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov did not become a leader and national hero of Donbass, but preferred to run to Kyiv with his funds during the fighting... Now the Internet is full of all sorts of compromising materials on the oligarch, but there are still many blank spots and questions. For example, how under the USSR totalitarian regime in the late 80's, Akhmetov managed to skip the army service and not get a prison sentence for it? Or how did he manage to study for ten years at the university, whereas ordinary students were expelled immediately after two "fails"?.. The Luhansk Telegraph writes about that".
Media: "The military tribunal of the DNR sentenced a resident of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast, a member of the radical group Donbass, to 15 years' imprisonment. The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic reported this. According to the report, at the end of May 2014, he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Donbass battalion, whose tasks included punitive operations against civilians on the territory of the Donbass".
Media: "The head of the LNR Igor Plotnitsky signed a decree "On the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the creation of the "Young Guard" anti-fascist youth organization. According to the decree, the day of the celebration of the anniversary was established on September 23, 2017".
"The Ministry of Transport of the DNR": "The important overpass for the transport system of the DNR at the entrance to the frontline Debaltseve can be restored in early 2018. The overpass is of strategic importance, as the railroad running under it connects Debaltseve and Vuhlehisrsk. The completion of the reconstruction works of the overpass on the 756 km of the M-03 highway is scheduled for the first quarter of 2018".
Media: "The DNR and South Ossetia signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of road transport and road facilities".
"The Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the DNR": "According to planned activities, 98,674 hectares is planned for sowing winter crops in the territory of the DNR. To date, 4,500 hectares of winter wheat have been sown. The first to start sowing were Novoazovsky, Telmanovsky and Starobeshevsky districts".
Media: "The world famous pianist from the USA Valentina Lisitsa will give a joint concert with the orchestra of the Donetsk State Academic Philharmonic in Russian Sevastopol on September 19. The pianist announced this at a press conference in Donetsk".
"The MIA of the DNR": "The employees of the Shakhtarsk Police Department of the DNR detained a previously convicted resident of Kirovske town on suspicion of attempting to kill a 20-year-old girl. The detainee acted from mercenary motives, and the victim survived only by a miracle. A man faces a capital punishment".
"The MIA of the DNR": "Police officers detained a resident of Ilovaisk for misappropriation and embezzlement of a large sum of money from the cash register of one of the state enterprises. Using the official position, the abuser abducted $750 and informed the police that she had been robbed by unknown people".
"The MIA of the LNR": "On September 5, the LNR police seized drugs worth $11.350".