People's police officers of the DPR. File photoNOVOSIBIRSK, June 14 Independent member of the Council of Deputies of Novosibirsk Rostislav Antonov announced on Tuesday his appointment as an adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, he will deal with humanitarian issues.Antonov posted a photo on social networks with the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin and a copy of the order of the head of the republic on the involvement of «a freelancer as an adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic» dated June 9 of this year.
"The appointment of me as an adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic on humanitarian issues is a great honor and a great responsibility. I'll just say. Since 2014, Donetsk has become my second hometown. I have lived all these years holding in my heart the pain and suffering of the people of Donetsk, their victories and defeats, sharing their love for their native land and their city. I sincerely admire their fortitude and will to win", — wrote Antonov.
He noted that from the very beginning of the special operation in Donbass, he spends a significant part of his time in the DPR, » working in the liberated territories, helping people.» According to him, the official status will allow him to act with greater impact, and this is how he perceives this decision of the head of the DPR.The Kremlin commented on the decision to resign the government of the DPR «As for my deputy work in Novosibirsk, I will fulfill all my obligations to voters in full,» he added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.