The Central Bank of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic said Tuesday that it issued more than 3 thousand payment cards.

"Our payment card received more than 3 thousand people. To withdraw money From them in the Bank's branches and ATMs, which At the moment time in Donetsk ten. At present the issue of cards for pensioners, and later will begin their issuance, " said Fins news the Central Bank of the DPR.

the institution added that nourish the hope before the end of the year to issue credit cards to all pensioners in the country.

at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum of the Republic declared its sovereignty and later put together their own authorities. Kiev DND and LNR not recognized and began From mid-April 2014 in the area of combat activities. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 8 thousand people.

in November 2014, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the document, which is called the " decree on economic blockade ": the territory of Donbass, control of power structures, brought government agencies, banks and even prisons. Payment of the inhabitants of the region of pensions Kiev stops even earlier - in the middle of summer. To continue receiving payments, pensioners now have to enter your data within, controlled by power structures. Since April, the authorities of the self-proclaimed DND and LNR began to pay pensions to residents.

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