The situation in the area of special operations in the Donets basin has stabilized somewhat In the last day and the use of artillery and armored vehicles against militia is not documented, said on Sunday authorized official special operations security forces Andrei Lysenko.

"The situation in the area of anti-terrorist operation has stabilized somewhat. In the last day and the use of cannons and armored vehicles from terrorists is not documented. Also after 21. 30 (22. 30 GMT) until the morning there was not a single enemy shelling of our positions and settlements, " said Lysenko at the press conference.

Thus, according to his statement, there will be some tension along the line of contact from the Azov sea to the Central part of the Luhansk region." Places of greatest tension is Shirokino, in the area of Donetsk airport. Restless similarly, in the area of Bakhmut track, " added the Commissioner for special operations.

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.

The next meeting of the contact group on 12 February ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone. Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, the parties blame each other in violation of a "silence" and report that conduct only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction in the Donbass peacekeepers.

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