The self-declared People’s Republic of Donetsk and People’s Republic of Luhansk have been classified as terrorist organizations, the press service of Ukraine’s General Prosecutor Office said.

“We confirm the words of [Ukraine’s] Justice Minister that the two so-called ‘people’s republics’ in Donetsk and Luhansk regions are two terrorist organizations with a rigid hierarchy, financing channels and supply of weapons,” First Deputy Prosecutor General in Ukraine Mykola Holomsha said.