Rebel 'prime minister' of Ukraine's Donetsk says quits post

The prime minister of Ukraine's self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic announced today that he was resigning from his position.

Russian citizen Alexander Borodai said he was stepping down in favour of a field commander, Alexander Zakharchenko, after finishing his work as a "start-upper". He said he would become a deputy prime minister and pledged not to leave the unrecognised republic.