Head of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin during his press-conference, in Donetsk, Ukraine, February 11, 2022.
Head of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin during his press-conference, in Donetsk, Ukraine, February 11, 2022.
  • Russia, via a local proxy, is imposing a ban on public gatherings and strikes in occupied Ukraine.
  • A decree published Sunday also announces that "military censorship" will be imposed on the internet.
  • The order comes amid fierce fighting on the border of the self-proclaimed Donestk People's Republic.

The Kremlin-backed head of a separatist region in eastern Ukraine is imposing a regime of military censorship — and a ban on going outside during the night — as fierce fighting continues in the self-proclaimed "republic" of Donetsk.