
In the Shakhtersky district of the Donetsk region, explosions occurred on the highway, along which the head of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, was supposed to go. This is reported by Interfax.
Zakharchenko was supposed to take part in the event on the occasion of Victory Day at the Saur-Mogil memorial complex.
As a result of the explosions, no one was injured. The track is temporarily blocked. Transport is allowed by detour.
"In the current situation related to explosions on the Saur -Mogila highway, the operational headquarters was created. It includes the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR, the DPR MGB and the Ministry of Emergencies of the DPR. At the moment, they are studying the place of the explosion, sets the type of ammunition, which explodes," said the representative of the Forces of the DPR. According to him, the territory around the memorial complex for the availability of bookmarks or explosives that may have possibly installed there is investigated.
Zakharchenko later said that six explosive devices were installed on the highway. "Six explosive devices worked, they were filled with damaging elements. On May 9, safety measures will be strengthened," he said. The representative of the DPR head administration said that the official version of the incident is a terrorist attack.
Recently, there have been a number of attempts on DPR figures. On February 8, the commander of the battalion of the Somali militants Mikhail Tolstoy (Givi) was killed in his office in Donetsk by a shot from the bumblebee of the jet flamethrower. The DPR Prosecutor's Office said that the attack was organized by the Ukrainian sabotage and intelligence group. Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Zoryan Shkiryak rejected the accusations of organizing the murder of Tolstoy. “What else can they say? What are they, excuse me, they are urging in the toilet? It is clear that they need to blame someone,” said the Shkiryak.
On October 16, the commander of the battalion of Sparta militants Arseniy Pavlov (Motorola) was killed in the elevator of his house in Donetsk . When the militant rose to his apartment, in the elevator of the elevator or next to her, a laid a home -made bomb worked.
Zakharchenko called the murder of Motorola a declaration of war . "As I understand it, Petro Poroshenko violated the truce and declared war on us," the head of the DPR said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine stated that his accomplices were involved in the murder of scooters. The version that the militant could kill their own associates supported the militants among the militants.