Purgin: subsequent shelling of Donetsk security forces - a matter of time
Subsequent shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian security forces is a matter of time, because the Ukrainian heavy machinery is placed along the separation line, told reporters the head of the people's Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Andrey Purgin.
"All areas of heavy weapons from the Ukrainian side is empty and it captures at least two weeks, the OSCE. In fact heavy weapons returned to the contact line. The question for the next shot - it's only a Matter of time. We returned to the point from which he left on February 12. We are teetering at such a level that can be avalanche-like growth of the conflict, " he said.
first Chapter the Ministry of defence DND Vladimir Kononov said that the Ukrainian Military on Wednesday began shelling across the front line. Under the fire of security forces have been several cities, artillery blow was struck, and on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. The Commissioner of the Ministry of health DND said about dozens wounded. DNR considers the actions of the Ukrainian security forces to disrupt the Minsk agreements, said Kononov.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents 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. The last document is dated 12 February - in addition to the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and creating a security zone requires the Authorities of Ukraine to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of conduct in local elections, entering into the Constitution of Ukraine of change, involving the decentralization of Power, as well as on the issue of legislative recognition of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".