“More than 50% of the territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic have been liberated,” the acting head of the republic said.

He also stated that the situation was complicated by the intervention of Western countries, including the involvement of foreign mercenaries.

Pushilin also said that on the territory of Ukraine there are military NATO countries that act under the guise of mercenaries. 

Also, Pushilin, in an interview with RT Arabic, named the preliminary amount of damage to the Donbass during the shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014.