Replacement reaction

"The Minister of State Security of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik announced the adoption of the duties of the "head of the LPR" in connection with the resignation of Igor Plotnitsky "for health reasons." The appeal of the "minister" published "Luganskinformentr".

"Today, Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky resigned for health reasons. Numerous combat wounds, consequences of the contusion affected. In accordance with his decision, I begin to fulfill the duties of the head of the republic until the upcoming elections," the beekeeper said.

At the same time, the beekeeper expressed gratitude to Plotnitsky "for his decision and trust", as well as for "a huge contribution to the process of peaceful settlement." New acting The head of the republic appointed his predecessor authorized by the LPR for the execution of the Minsk agreements.

“I also declare my commitment to the Minsk agreements. The republic will consistently fulfill the obligations taken in accordance with these agreements,” the beekeeper said. “The Council of Ministers, the People’s Council of the LPR and other authorities continue to work in the standard mode.”

On Thursday, Plotnitsky fled to Russia . According to Novaya Gazeta, a number of people left Lugansk, including the “Head of the Administration of the Head of the LPR” Irina Teitzman and “Director of the LPR GTRK” Anastasia Shurkaeva. In the evening, the arrival of Plotnitsky in Moscow was confirmed by the writer Zakhar Prilepin. “Plotnitsky flew to Moscow from Rostov on a regular flight,” Prilepin wrote. “This is how history looks ordinary. We are ordinary and unpretentious. A small bag on his shoulder and a jacket in a case. Everything for a new life.”

The Kremlin still refuses to comment on what is happening in Lugansk, including the flight to Russia of the “head of the LPR” Igor Plotnitsky. “The arrival of Plotnitsky to Moscow is not a question that the presidential administration is engaged in,” the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “As for the Minsk agreements, the position that was repeatedly declared by the president (Vladimir) Putin remains unchanged - there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements, Russia retains its commitment to the signature that has been referred President Putin ".

On Monday, Plotnitsky removed from the post of "Minister of Internal Affairs of the LPR" Igor Cornet. However, he turned out to be resigned. On Tuesday, the center of Lugansk was blocked by militants with machine guns and armored personnel carrier . They blocked a number of administrative buildings.

In the evening, there were reports that a large column of the DPR armored vehicles invaded Lugansk. It was noted that in its composition were militants of the formation "Vityaz", obeying the "head of the DPR" Alexander Zakharchenko.

On Wednesday, the militants stormed the building of the LPR Prosecutor's Office and arrested its leaders . Meanwhile, Plotnitsky spoke several times with the demands to "put public order and security in the city." He noticed that his security forces "underestimated the number and composition of offenses or, one might say, crimes committed by the former Minister of Internal Affairs." “To go to such an adventure as an attempt by a coup and seizure of power is someone hiding (this) is much more,” said Plotnitsky.

On Friday, the "state security authorities of the DPR and LPR" announced a joint operation to detain "Ukrainian sabotage groups", allegedly preparing attempts on "first persons of the republics". At the same time, the number of military equipment and armed people has significantly decreased on the streets of Lugansk. The militants kept the cordon only near the captured objects of the separatist television channel, which did not go on the air since Tuesday.