“People wanted to return to their homeland - to Russia”: ex-head of the DPR government Boroday. “Despite the hostilities, it was necessary to improve everyday life in the republic,” he says.

Borodai: “From the very beginning, Kyiv was not going to let go of either Donetsk or Lugansk. And, accordingly, he opposed their departure. Punitive actions began with the arrests of local activists and their murders by special groups of the SBU"