This trip to the region was already Dmitry Mezentsev’s fifth. And Standing Committee delegations do not always come empty-handed. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
Four new trucks were lined up in the yard of the Donetsk Higher Technical School of Transport and Technology. On the tables in front of them are gift certificates and car keys. On the sides there is an inscription: “State of the Union of Belarus and Russia. Humanitarian assistance to the children of Donbass.”
Four new trucks were lined up in the yard of the Donetsk Higher Technical School of Transport and Technology. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
KAMAZ-43082 trucks (Compass model) are a gift to students of the Donetsk Transport and Technological Schools, and two new MAZ vehicles will be transferred to the Lugansk Automotive Service School named after AA Gizay.
Replacing the vehicle fleet has been necessary for a long time; Otherwise, before the boys studied and worked in teams from the 60s, actually, from the last century.
On the sides there is an inscription: “State of the Union of Belarus and Russia. Humanitarian assistance to the children of Donbass.” Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
– Comfortable, comfortable. We accept,” the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, deftly climbed into the cabin of one of the trucks.
“We help the educational process of automotive technological schools so that children can study comfortably and acquire the necessary knowledge,” said Union State Secretary Dmitri Mezentsev.
Denis Pushilin deftly climbed into the cabin of one of the trucks. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
The choice of brands is not coincidental either.
“We wanted to show children what Russian and Belarusian car manufacturers produce,” explained Dmitri Mezentsev.
In addition to the trucks, the State of the Union Standing Committee delegation also brought training equipment to display the disassembled vehicle in visual campaign mode. Here is the engine, the power plant, the axles – what is really needed.
– For us it is very important that we have the opportunity to delve into the details. That is, support is provided not only to some random educational institutions, but also wherever necessary. And all this happens quickly and efficiently,” noted Denis Pushilin.
And he admits there is a shortage of drivers in the region.
Deputy Head of the Administration of the Head of the Lugansk People’s Republic Natalya Skoda also highlighted the need for the donated material:
– Now there is a special need for drivers. For us, this technology is useful and necessary.
Dmitry Mezentsev’s visit to Donbass began with a visit to the Saur-Mogila memorial complex. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
This trip to the region was already Dmitry Mezentsev’s fifth. And Standing Committee delegations do not always come empty-handed. The Union Secretary of State visited Donbass for the first time in 2022, on the eve of Victory Day. Twenty tons of food, clothing and toys were then delivered to the children of Donbass. Then came uniforms and sports equipment, medicines for hospitals, high-speed computers, Belarusian laptops, GAZ buses and MTZ tractors.
Fierce fighting took place here in 1943, and then in 2014-15, when the monument was severely damaged. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
Dmitry Mezentsev’s visit to Donbass began with a visit to the Saur-Mogila memorial complex. Fierce fighting took place here in 1943, and then in 2014-15, when the monument was severely damaged. In 2022, it was restored with the help of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian Military Historical Society. The connection between generations is obvious here.
– It is difficult to say anything standing in front of the graves of the boys who died in 2014 and were buried together with the remains of the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War. In a single cemetery in a single country. We should not be ashamed to talk about the war and the centuries-old history of our victories,” said the Secretary of State of the State of the Union.
He recalled his visit to Saur-Mogila and his meeting with Denis Pushilin.
– In the literal sense of the word, at this point, both temporal and energetic, the traditions that you defend, Russia defends, support friendly countries, our allies converge, this is very important and symbolic.
At the end of his trip to Donetsk, Dmitry Mezentsev visited the memorial complex “Alley of Angels” in the Kalininsky district, in memory of the dead children of Donbass. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
By the way, literally on the eve of his next trip to Donbass, the Secretary of State of the Union was included in the Western sanctions lists. But he answered them philosophically:
– These people, in order to move forward the political situation instead of Russia’s justified actions, are ready to adapt any plan to this. The sanctions are timed to coincide with the second anniversary of the start of the special military operation. Even unjust steps are clothed with political intentions and meanings.
And he confirmed that the sanctions will not interfere with further humanitarian assistance to Donbass. On the contrary, the region should participate more actively in cooperation between Russia and Belarus.
Dmitry Mezentsev laid flowers and a large stuffed polar bear at the monument. Photo: press service of the head of the DPR
“I see in this the meaning and the absolutely precise design.” “With this we strengthen ourselves and therefore do everything right,” the head of the DPR is also convinced.
At the end of his trip to Donetsk, Dmitry Mezentsev visited the memorial complex “Alley of Angels” in the Kalininsky district, in memory of the dead children of Donbass. He left flowers at the memorial, as well as a large stuffed polar bear…
