After a week when ‘LPR’ and ‘DPR’ fighters have ‘nationalized’ enterprises under Ukrainian jurisdiction, the situation has come to critical on seized plants. Russian edition ‘Kommersant’ reports that in spite of bright forecasts of fighters chieftains, promised quickly refocus manufacturing on Russia and provide up to 70% of budget revenues from de facto nationalized enterprises, a big number of undertakings are closing now.

It’s known that wage is still paid at some enterprises, but plants’ future remains hazy.

Khartsyzsk Tube Works. The edition notes that favorable situation has developed only at Akhmetov’s Khartsyzsk Tube Works. External control has been introduced on March 1 at this plant, as at others enterprises of Ukrainian owners. Nobody knew till the last day would money be paid to workers. And if wage come, will previous owner pay it or it will be paid from the budget, subsidized by Russia.

‘Eventually, two-thirds of the salary came to us on cards, as it was all last months’, one of workers of Khartsyzsk Tube Works told.

Enakievo Steel Works. The situation for workers is less favorable at the other outfits of occupied Donetsk region.

‘Last wage was at the beginning of February. Now the manufacturing is frozen. On March 1 the plant was blocked by people with machine guns, all control systems were stopped’, raw material unloading officer of Enakievo Steel Works told.

According to interlocutor’s opinion if the factory doesn’t renew its work in a closer time, the workers will be forced to look for a job out of the borders of Separate Districts of Luhansk and Donetsk Regions (SDLaDR).

Donetsk Metallurgical Plant. Alike situation appeared also at Donetsk Metallurgical Plant (DMP). Owners announced undertaking stop on February 27, on the eve of introducing of external control from the side of SDLaDR.

Yasinovka Coke and Chemical Combine. This plant, located in Makiivka, was forced to stop its work already after the introducing of external control of SDLaDR

‘Ukrtelecom’ stopped its work too. ‘The Ministry of Connection’ of ‘DPR’ claimed that all the staff is tre transferred to work into ‘Comtel’ company (new state operator) and wage will be paid for them from ‘republic’ budget.

‘Donbass palace’. Donetsk residents write in social media that after appearing of external managers from SDLaDR in the only five-star hotel of the city ‘Donbass palace’, also owned by Akhmetov, first the flag of ‘DPR’ fighters was raised and then coffee machines and bar equipment was taken away from the hotel. Connection didn’t work and it was impossible to dial out there.