Social media users and a number of media outlets reported an explosion on Saturday in Donetsk. Presumably, it took place near the local airport, on the territory controlled by Kiev. At the same time, reports have already appeared that refute the very fact of the explosion. It is alleged that we are talking about information sabotage. At about 15:15 (16:15 Moscow time) on Saturday, all over Donetsk city residents heard the sound of a very loud explosion.

“The explosion is compared with the sound of the “arrival” of 152-mm artillery. What happened is still unknown, ”the Telegram channel of Strana.ua reports.

According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred near the Donetsk airport. Information about the dead and injured has not yet been received.

According to an Izvestia correspondent from the scene, the explosion was heard in the center of Donetsk, although the epicenter was probably on the outskirts of the city.

According to the publication "Donbass Today", a blast wave could have reached Donetsk.

“I just heard a strong explosion from the center of Donetsk. Not too close, but clearly audible in the center, ”said journalist Patrick Lancaster.

In turn, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that the situation in Donetsk was under control. According to him, the explosion occurred on the territory controlled by the Ukrainian security forces.

On the line of contact, there is, as Pushilin put it, "a little movement." Eduard Basurin, deputy head of the People's Militia Department of the DPR, said he did not hear any explosion.

The Telegram channel “Donbass decides” suggests that the incident is allegedly connected with the “stuffing of misinformation by the Ukrainian side.” It is alleged that the purpose of the "information sabotage" is to escalate tension, including in the most explosive region - in the Donbass.

Recently, in Western countries, as well as in Ukraine, there have been statements about a possible “invasion” of Russia into Ukrainian territory. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov called such information empty and unfounded escalation of tension. Peskov stressed that Russia poses no threat to anyone. At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility of provocations to justify such statements, and warned that attempts to resolve the crisis in southeastern Ukraine by force would have the most serious consequences.

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How people live in Donetsk

Waking up in the morning, residents of the city listen to hear the sounds of gunshots from the front line: the line of contact, which divided the region into two parts, runs only 10 km from Donetsk. And any aggravation on it is instantly felt in the city center, according to a TASS report.

“The war is already in the liver! Of course, the situation is being aggravated both on the Internet and on TV, the Kiev authorities want war again. And everything just began to get better with us, ”says Viktor Tikhonov. He himself is from Donetsk, but now he works in Makiivka at the metallurgical plant named after. CM. Kirov with a metal heater: “We roll the wire slowly. Part of it goes to the local Silur plant in Khartsyzsk, and some of it is even exported. Once again, wages have gone up. Victor admitted that he was waiting for "peace and a normal life, when you do not need to save on the most necessary things." “I want our factories and mines not to be idle, but to work. After all, this is our own money, ”the agency quotes him.

Donetsk, according to a TASS correspondent, managed to cope with the feeling of abandonment that arose in the besieged city in the spring and summer of 2014 and became especially acute in the winter of 2015, at the height of the fighting. “Now the wide streets, squares and avenues of the DPR capital are full of people and cars. Crowds of noisy students walk near the buildings of the Donetsk National University. If it weren’t for the tense information background, one would think that the city lives an ordinary life: people, immersed exclusively in their daily worries and chores, are in a hurry to do business, ”the material says.

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