On August 23, Russia simulated an attack on the "administrative building of the Donetsk People's Republic" in Donetsk, probably to justify the attacks on Ukrainian government buildings on August 24

In Russia, the shelling of temporarily occupied Donetsk was shown as a "direct Ukrainian strike".

On August 23, the Russian media reported a fire in the building of the "DNR administration" as a result of shelling

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