Donetsk Republic Estimates War Damage at $1 Bln

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The cost of Kiev's military crackdown will weigh heavily on the besieged region of Donetsk, with war damage estimated at about $1 billion, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said Wednesday.

Prime Minister: Donetsk Republic Authorities to Consider Donbas Status Bill

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The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) will study a bill on the special status of the eastern Ukrainian regions proposed by the country’s government and hopes that the measure will lead to peaceful settlement of the conflict, the DPR Deputy Prime Minister, Andrei Purgin said Monday. “We are waiting for the bill, will study it. Hope for peaceful settlement,” Purgin said. Earlier on Monday, the bill proposed by President Petro Poroshenko was submitted to the country’s parliament. The document in particular envisages holding local elections on November 9 and granting amnesty to independence fighters.

Donetsk Republic leader`s car bombed

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Unidentified persons have bombed the car of Denis Pushilin, the leader of Donetsk People’s Republic, on Thursday, June 12.

“My car has been blown up. There were three persons in the car. Two of them are in critical condition,” Pushilin told ITAR-TASS. “I haven’t been using this car for two days,” he added.

The incident occurred 100 meters from the Donetsk regional administration building.