The first 14 ex-employees of the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk have signed fixed-term contracts with the enterprise, the LPR Government press service said.
"Until the Azot plant is re-registered within the LPR jurisdiction, the employment of the chemical plant employees is carried out with the involvement of temporary contacts for jobs involving protection of facilities, debris removal, clearing of territory. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, 14 ex-employees have signed temporary contracts," the report reads.
The Republic declared the full liberation of its territory on July 3, as Ukrainian forces were driven away from their last pocket in Lisichansk, shorty after LPR forces liberated Severodonetsk that used to be the main hideout of Ukrainian militants.
Ukraine has been carrying out a military crackdown against Donbass since 2014. Multiple announcements of ceasefires failed to stabilize the situation. The simmering armed conflict escalated rapidly in February this year, and sent Donbass barrelling towards an unprecedented bloodshed.
Russia intervened on February 24 by launching a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine and bring peace back to Donbass. *t
