Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights

"Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the LNR" Vladislav Danego: "First off, the Luhansk People's Republic is going to open diplomatic missions in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Transnistria is next. Further on – we will see".

"Press service of the Armed Forces of the DNR": "One serviceman of the DNR army was killed by sniper fire on the part of Ukrainian security officials over the past day".

Media: "The LNR People's Militia held a battalion tactical exercise at one of the training ranges, which involved more than 100 units of equipment and 600 military personnel".

"Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the DNR": "Today, 19 convicts, serving sentences in places of detention in the DNR, who expressed a desire to continue serving their sentences in Ukrainian penitentiary institutions, were transferred to Kyiv".

Media: "The Head of the DNR Alexander Zakharchenko awarded the title of Hero of the Republic to Alexander Moroz, the commander of the second rifle company of the second infantry battalion of military unit 08826, and to Lieutenant Yevgeniy Dikiy (posthumously), the senior lieutenant and the commander of the third rifle company of the same battalion".

Media: "A good harvest made it possible to produce a grain reserve at the state elevator, necessary for the LNR".

Media: "The LNR State Bank started issuing plastic cards to the employees of ministries and departments".

Media: "Ararat vocal collective from Yerevan of the Republic of Armenia gave its first from the beginning of the armed hostilities solo concert in the capital of the DNR. The event was held at the Palace of Culture named after Kuibyshev".

Media: "Eight creative teams from the Russian Federation will take part in "Mise-en-scene" first International Theatre Festival of Small Forms, which will be held at the Donetsk Academic Music and Drama Theatre from September 18 to September 24".

Media: "The Luhansk Philharmonic Orchestra will open the season with a concert featuring Russian performers".

Media: "Fifty five performers and collectives of the DNR applied to participate in the "My Komsomol Youth" festival competition, organized in the framework of the humanitarian program for the reunification of the people of Donbass".

Media: "The ceremony of awarding officers' stars to graduates of the military department was held at Luhansk National University named after Dahl".

"The LNR MIA": "The LNR police detained three men, suspected of theft. The detainees robbed a dental office in Luhansk".

"The LNR MIA": "On September 13, the republic's police seized drugs at the amount of $38 thousand".