Poroshenko said more than 50 thousand Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass
In the area of the punitive operation in the Donbass At the moment there are more than 50 thousand Ukrainian military, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. "currently in the area of ATO protect Ukraine over 50 thousand Ukrainian heroes," said Poroshenko, in his annual message to the Parliament, RIA " Novosti ". Poroshenko on Thursday stands in Parliament With the annual address, which by tradition have to tell about the situation in foreign and domestic policy. Last Poroshenko delivered his speech in the Parliament in June 2014 after winning the election. Recall, on Wednesday the official representative of the presidential administration of Ukraine on problems of special operations in the Donbass Andriy Lysenko and the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk told about the offensive against militia in the area of Mariinka near Donetsk. However, the militia said that the Military were the first to attempt a breakthrough in the area of Marinka. Zam. the force commander of the militia DND Eduard Baturin said that the shelling from the Ukrainian security forces were a cover for transporting tanks. In addition, he did not rule out that the attack in Marinka may be a red herring in front of a large-scale provocations in Luhansk region. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 4 thousand People. With fifteen February, the parties to the conflict in the Donbass declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. However, despite the control system of the ceasefire, for the Last time period shelling in Eastern Ukraine again became frequent.