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Units of so-called "security forces" of Donetsk Oblast will begin abiding by Russian laws starting on 1 March 2023.

Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Units of so-called security forces of Donetsk Oblast will begin abiding by Russian laws starting on 1 March 2023.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The General Staff also reported that in occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast, 'law enforcement' would be conducted in accordance with Russian laws, as of March 1.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

We haven't heard about Putin's order to capture Donbas here on the frontline. By the end of March, really? In which year?

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

It is unrealistic. They would need hundreds of thousands of servicemen to sacrifice in the Donetsk region alone.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Dead Russians are already lying in overcrowded morgues and right here on the streets now. There are some positions where they even do not take their dead.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

The so-called city prosecutor of Horlivka, Donetsk region, has resigned and is preparing for evacuation to the territory of the Russian Federation.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:00.853Z

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