Donetsk police report change of flags, City Council denies resignation of Mayor Lukianchenko

The flag of the Donetsk People's Republic raised above the Donetsk city police department on Sunday has been replaced with the flags of Donetsk and Donetsk region, the local police said on Monday.

"The flag of the 'Donetsk People's Republic' was hoisted on the Donetsk city police department during actions involving many thousands of citizens. Officers of the Donetsk city police department replaced the flag with the flags of Donetsk and Donetsk region, which was attested to by the photographs posted by a number of online editions," the Donetsk city police department press service reported.

Meanwhile, the Web site of the Donetsk City Council confirmed the ongoing tenure of Donetsk Mayor Oleksandr Lukianchenko.

"Some media outlets reported on May 4 the alleged resignation of Mayor Oleksandr Lukianchenko. The public relations department of the City Council officially announces that Oleksandr Lukianchenko is the incumbent head of the city of Donetsk and he is seated in his office," the report runs.

The City Council called provocative the reports alleging the mayor's resignation.