Oleksandr Alipov / Photo from UNIAN
First deputy head of the so-called "mayor" of the militant-occupied town of Horlivka in Donetsk region Oleksandr Alipov has been appointed deputy minister for construction, housing and utilities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), according to Novosti Donbasa, a Ukrainian news portal covering developments in Donbas.
Alipov was deputy minister for housing and utilities in the government of former prime minister Mykola Azarov, who fled Ukraine during the Revolution of Dignity and went to Austria.
A document authorizing Alipov's appointment for the new position in the self-proclaimed republic was signed by leader of the DPR terrorist organization Oleksandr Zakharchenko, Novosti Donbasa wrote.
Alipov became deputy of the self-nominated mayor of Horlivka on January 31, 2015.