Donetsk Mayor Oleksandr Lukyanchenko has denied claims that he is stepping down.
“I am at work and will continue controlling the city’s life support
systems. Such claims are provocations which aim to upset stability
in the city,” says mayor in a statement on the official website on April 5.
Lukyanchenko said there are no Right Sector people in the city.
“False rumors are being circulated in the city. Some claim the water
has been poisoned, while others that the Right Sector has arrived. I am
saying officially that the water in Donetsk matches all standards and
that it is monitored on an hourly basis. There are no Right Sector
militants in the city, either,” he said and urged Donetsk residents not
to trust rumors.
He acknowledged, however, that the situation is tense in the city.
“Such reports have been circulating in the city for more than two
months. But all clashes and inconveniences have so far been initiated by
residents of Donetsk and the region,” the posting says.
All of the city’s services are working in an orderly manner, he said.
“Schools, hospitals, enterprises and transport services are operating
according to schedule,” it says.
