Cover from Donetsk People's Republic

This is my first cover from disputed territory called Donetsk People's Republic, and it's same like with Luhansk People's Republic. The Donetsk People's Republic is a declared people's republic and proto-state in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine recognized only by the partially recognized South Ossetia and Luhansk People's Republic. Ukraine is at war with the DPR and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and has designated it as a terrorist group. It was part of the unrecognized Novorossiya confederation with the LPR until 20 May 2015, and since February 2015, has postured itself as the successor to the historic Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic.

There's no international postal service in Donetsk, only domestic. So you can receive mail only to address within Donetsk, as you can see on this cover. This stamp on cover is from set Khomutovsky Steppe, issued on 5.6.2018.


Thank you, Jinesh!

Postcard from disputed region Donbass

I have received nice illustration postcard from disputed region Donbass. Postcard is issued by Post of Donbass - Почта Донбасса (Print run: 500). Post of Donbass is a state-owned enterprise being the operator of the postal system of unrecognized people's republics in Donbass, Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.

The state-owned company was created on December 9, 2014 in Donetsk by an edict of the DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko on the basis of the Ukrainian state company Ukrposhta. Сreation of the structure was necessitated by termination of Ukrposhta operations in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts of Ukraine not controlled by Kiev.

The DPR Ministry of Communications oversees the Post of Donbass operations. After establishing on March 23, 2015 of mail service between self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, the Post of Donbass united postal services of both DPR and LPR.

This stamps are from set of three stamps Astronauts of Donbass. These astronauts are Alexander A. Volkov & Leonid D. Kizim. Stamps are issued on 04.03.2016.


Thank you Roman!