On May 26, 2017 on Lenin Square in Donetsk, the public organization "Oplot Donbassa" held a requiem meeting "Donetsk Sky" dedicated to the third anniversary of the first air strike in Donetsk.
In social networks, and afterwards in the Ukrainian media, from time to time appears the issue of the presence of a certain "corruption component" in the work of the judiciary of the Donetsk People's Republic. Moreover, they refer to the statements of some former representatives of the political elite who allow themselves such words for the self-promotion. During a press conference in Donetsk Edward Yakubovskiy the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic gave more details on this issue.
Khartsyzsk interdistrict court of the Donetsk People's Republic was established in accordance with the order of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the DPR dd December 1, 2014. The territory under the jurisdiction of the court is extensive and covers Khartsyzsk, Zugres, Ilovaysk, Shakhtersk and Shakhtersk district, Snezhnoe, and Torez. This territory is inhabited by more than 200,000 people.