Donetsk, Nov 30 – DAN. DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko has personally handed a passport of the Donetsk People's Republic to famous Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin, DAN correspondent reports.

"It's a happy event," said Zakharchenko during a solemn ceremony and read out the actor's application speech, and presented Okhlobystin his new passport.

"Glory to the Donetsk People's Republic, Glory to the Russian World!" said the actor.
Okhlobystin has long supported DPR and visited Donetsk several times. In late 2014 his film Ierey-San premiered in the Republic and later in Russia.

After Okhlobystin first visited DPR, Ukrainian state film agency banned all the films he starred in, 71 movies overall.