In DND challenged unverified information about the departure of the head of the Republic
In the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic challenged the message about the fact that its leader, Alexander Zakharchenko as if left Donetsk. in the government of the DPR told "Interfax" that unverified information about the departure Zakharchenko from Donetsk are a provocation. The head of the Republic is working as planned. on the first day of the week the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, speaking on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the independence of his country, said that the victims force special operations in the Donbass were about 2, 1 thousand Ukrainian soldiers. In addition, the head of Ukraine said that until there was no guarantee of refusal of conscription and did not rule out new waves of mobilization. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the UN at the end of July, the victims of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine began more than 6, 8 thousand People, at least 17 thousand have Received damage of health. On Thursday, the Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defence DND Eduard Bacurin stated that the Ukrainian Military are hatching plans for the encirclement of Donetsk. According to his statement, after " carrying out shelling of the positions of the DPR armed forces begin an offensive on Mariupol and Debaltseve directions." Prior to this, Deputy permanent envoy of Russia to the OSCE Andrey Rudenko said that Kyiv tightens equipment and weapons to the separation line in the Donbass, it may indicate the preparation of a large-scale provocation.