The self-proclaimed authorities of Donetsk national Republic promise to take upon his own shoulders the increased social obligations to the population of the Republic, said the head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko in a congratulatory statement to the people on the anniversary of the DNR.

"Despite the blockade and destruction, We're going to take on their own shoulders elevated social obligations to the population, securing them in an approved social standards ", - quoted him as saying.

He noticed that the Republic has its own financial and banking system, as well as the payment of pensions and social benefits.

"We are restoring the enterprise and the shaft, supported by the agricultural industry, create jobs. Our children are taught in the restored and renovated educational institutions ", - said Zakharchenko.

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 thousand people. The problem of settlement of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, at the meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of Russia and the OSCE.

The next meeting of the contact group on February 12 ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, 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 the "silence" and report that conduct only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction of peacekeepers in Donbass.


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

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