In the meantime, South Ossetian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Medoyev received a delegation from DPR Chairman Denis Pushilin at the latter's request.

During the meeting, Pushilin asked Medoyev to address an appeal to South Ossetian president Leonid Tibilov and parliamentary Chairman Stanislav Kochiev to recognize the DPR's independence.

[1] On June 27, South Ossetia's Security Council decided to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic.

"[2][unreliable source] On May 13, 2015, the Donetsk People's Republic Foreign Ministry said in a statement that President Alexander Zakharchenko signed the decree recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

[3] Celebrations were held in Tskhinvali when Russia recognized Donetsk and Luhansk, organized by the South Ossetian government.