Militiamen of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic challenged the message of the mayor of Donetsk Alexander Lukyanchenko about him as if threatened.

before the first day of the week it was announced that Lukyanchenko left the city and arrived in Kyiv. In its own statement to the citizens he said He did it because of threats to your own address and will be located in Kyiv as long as long as the situation was stabilized.

at the headquarters of the militia challenged that threatened Lukyanchenko, however, confirmed that the dialogue was conducted, also led them himself commander of militia Igor Strelkov, before declaring himself " military commandant " of Donetsk.

" The essence of the negotiations was that Lukyanchenko was obliged to start actively cooperating with DND. For the city, which is preparing for a siege, who lives on the fact in a state of war, it goes without saying - the Mayor is obliged to contribute to military command, " said the Last news, one of the Vice Strelkova.

" maybe Lukyanchenko fears that if He starts cooperating with us and then fall into the hands of nazvanii or SBU, it will be questions, as it was with the mayors and the national mayors of several cities. For this reason He made this choice, " suggested the authorized staff.

Lukyanchenko first held in relation to DND intermediate position. He asked the citizens to prudence and caution, and the texts of his appeals, interviews and releases on the Internet representation avoided sharp statements against the militias.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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