Ukrainian security forces on 27 March strafed the village Shirokino, producing 225 mortar rounds, reported in the daily report of the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine.

"The staff of the OSCE recorded on March 27, the escalation of hostilities in Shirokino, averaging 225 mortar rounds with 14. 40 to 17. Fifteen. According to observers, the shots came from positions of the Ukrainian army in Berdyansk, " according to the report of the organization.

on the first day of the weekend of clashes in Shirokino reported as the self-proclaimed militia Donetsk national Republic and the Ukrainian Military.

first, on March 25 in Shirokino were established observation posts to monitor compliance with a " silence ".

The Ukrainian authorities have taken in April of last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup of the region's residents. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people. The problem of Ukrainian settlement fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, at the meetings of the contact group in Minsk, under the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

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