Russian-backed head of Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew

The Russian-installed head of the Donetsk oblast has imposed a curfew banning the presence of civilians on streets and public places from 11pm until 4am on Mondays through Fridays, Reuters is reporting.

Denis Pushilin published a decree on Sunday that forbids assemblies, rallies and demonstrations, in addition to other mass events, in the Russian-controlled parts of the Donetsk oblast – unless they were permitted by the local operational headquarters for military threat response.

This comes after Pushilin signed a decree last week introducing “military censorship of postal mail and messages transmitted via telecommunications systems as well as control of telephone conversations”.

Pushilin’s order also established checkpoints and security posts at borders with the Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.