The decree was published on the official website of the head of the republic.

"I decide to create a local administration of the Donetsk People's Republic - the administration of the city of Krasny Liman," the document says.

At the end of May, the settlement of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic was completely liberated from Ukrainian nationalists.

The Commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin presented state awards to servicemen who participated in the liberation of the city.