On October 13, former "people's governor" of Donetsk Pavel Gubarev was hospitalized in serious condition at a clinic in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, a message from the socio-political movement "Novorossiya" said.
Unidentified individuals attacked the vehicle, in which Gubarev was traveling on a highway between Rostov-on-Don and Donetsk. As a result of the attack, the vehicle crashed into a pole at high speed.
According to preliminary reports, the attack happened on the territory controlled by the People's Republic of Donetsk.