The DNR staff: 21 people died and over 120 were injured per day in the Donbass
Zam. the chief of staff of the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Basurin said Wednesday that 21 people died and over 120 were injured in Donbas over the past day as a result of shelling from the Ukrainian security forces.
yesterday, the Ukrainian security forces told that the militia Wednesday night launched an attack on their positions near Marinka and Krasnogorovka near Donetsk, the Military repelled the attack. DNR authorities called speculation the message of Kiev on the offensive plans of the militia near Donetsk. According to the speaker of the National Council DND Andrey Purgin, Marinka and Krasnogorovka are those settlements, of which the Military are shelling residential areas of Donetsk.
"in days of civilian casualties amounted to five men killed, and 38 wounded. Among militia 16 people were killed, 86 wounded, " - said Basurin correspondents.
according to information from the Ministry of defence DND, for the last day, the Military fired on the territory of the Republic more than 300 mines and shells." on the territory of the DPR for the last day it was released over one hundred rounds of caliber 122 and 152 mm. It was also released over 200 min calibre 82 and 122 mm, " - said Basurin.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 4 thousand people.
The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as Among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.
One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev Authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read the full text of the Minsk agreements "