As it happened – Crisis in Ukraine
Alexander Borodai, former prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), told Russian media that Strelkov had resigned from his post, without giving the reason. He also said reports that Strelkov had been injured were “total rubbish”.
“You probably already know that he, like myself, has left his post,” Mr Borodai told Russia’s pro-Kremlin Life News website. “The DPR already has a new defence minister.” Mr Borodai said the new defence minister went by the nom de guerre Tsar.