A Russian national, former vice-governor of the Irkutsk region Vladimir Pashkov, has been appointed one of the leaders of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”, or to be more precise, “the acting prime minister.”
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Supporters of the pro-Russian rebels who have besieged the city of Kramatorsk raise a flag that reads "Donetsk Republic" at a checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast on May 3, 2014.
