"The banner of
struggle, lifted by Alexander Zakharchenko, will never fall," Lugansk
People's Republic acting head Leonid Pasechnik said.
LUGANSK, September 1.
/TASS/. The eastern Ukraine’s region of Donbass will not forgive the murder of
Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s
Republic, the acting head of another eastern Ukrainian republic LPR said.
"This act of
terror is a yet another reminder that the terrorists will stop at nothing in
their cruel, fierce fight against freedom and independence," Lugansk
People's Republic acting head Leonid Pasechnik said, adding that "the
banner of struggle, lifted by Alexander Zakharchenko, will never fall."
Zakharchenko, who had
been Prime Minister of the DPR since 2014, died in an explosion in downtown
Donetsk on Friday. He was 42 years old. The blast left two people dead and nine
injured, including DPR minister of taxes and duties, Alexander Timofeyev, and
the head of a local youth organization, Natalya Volkova. DPR Deputy Prime
Minister Dmitry Trapeznikov was appointed acting head of the republic.
DPR law enforcement
agencies have already detained several suspects in the blast, who confirmed the
Kiev government’s involvement, the DPR interim head said. The Security Service
of Ukraine (SBU) earlier denied any role in the blast.
Source: ITAR-TASS
01-09-2018
