In the area of the Joint Forces Operation on April 14, the armed formations of the Russian Federation opened fire at the Joint Forces positions four times, - the JFO headquarters reported. All facts of the ceasefire violations by the enemy were recorded in the area of responsibility of the Vostok operational-tactical group. As a result of the criminal actions of Russian occupiers, two members of the Joint Forces were injured. The soldiers received the necessary assistance, they were evacuated to a military treatment facility. Our defenders showed courage and restraint during the enemy attacks, resolutely responded to all the opponent's fire provocations, forcing the enemy to return to compliance with the ceasefire. Losses of the opponent are being specified. There were no cases of coronavirus infection among the Joint Forces personnel; situation in the area of the JF operation remains controlled.
A resident of Makiivka in the so-called "DNR" was sentenced to 13 years in prison, allegedly, for spying against the pseudo-republic. According to separatist media, the so-called "DNR Supreme Court of Appeal" considered a "criminal case" against the resident of Makiivka, citizen L in early April 2020. He was accused, allegedly, of joining a "terrorist community in June 2018", which activity was aimed at forcible seizing of power and forcible changing of the "DNR" constitutional system, carrying out terrorist acts, acts of sabotage and murders. The resident of Makiivka was "found" guilty of committing "crimes" according to several articles of the fake "Criminal Code" of the "DNR" and sentenced him to imprisonment for 13 years with serving his sentence in a high-security penal colony.
The so-called "LNR" will not cancel the curfew in connection with the celebration of Easter during the "coronavirus activity". This was stated by leader the "republic" Leonid Pasechnik, - separatist media wrote. "I personally decided not to abolish the curfew", - Pasechnik said. According to him, "this is done with the aim not to create hype in churches during the service". He added that he could not forbid people to go to church, but urged everyone to watch the service on TV. The curfew in the "LNR" run from 23.00 to 04.00.
The so-called "DNR" decided to introduce a "distance mode" for the maximum number of employees. This was said in the "decree" of the "DNR" leader Denis Pushilin. It was noted that the head of occupation administration of the "DNR" had ordered "to approve the procedure for organizing a remote work duties regime" for the maximum number of workers in enterprises of all forms of ownership because of the threat of spread of COVID-19. The "document" was signed on April 14 against the background of already mass unemployment in the "republic".
The fake "Cossacks" and militants of the "LNR MIA" began joint patrolling of the streets of occupied Kadiivka (Stakhanov), separatist media wrote. "As part of the vigilante groups, representatives of the Cossacks got out on the streets of Stakhanov along with law enforcement officers to exercise law enforcement and monitor compliance by the population with decisions of the emergency anti-epidemic commission", - the report said.
Doctors recorded 16 cases of COVID-19 in the occupied territory of Luhansk oblast. This was reported by the so-called "Minister" of Health of the "LNR" Natalia Pashchenko, separatist media wrote. Let us recall that there were 14 reported cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the occupied territory of Luhansk oblast on April 13.