In practice, across the line of contact in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic is of a shootout between security forces and militias, said at the headquarters of the people's militia of the Republic.
"for this day, starting with 4. 00, the Military fired on the positions of militia 82 times, as well as among them 16 (times) from tanks, 22 (twice) with a mortar and five times of SPGs (self propelled guns and howitzers ", - quotes the letter of the RIA " Novosti ".



in addition, during the day the militia LNR repelled four attacks of the security forces - the so-called two 29-th checkpoint in the West region, as well as near the villages of Trinity and Popasnaya. According to information of the people's militia, the Military lost 3 men killed and 12 wounded, and several pieces of various mechanisms, among them 3 armored personnel carriers and two tanks." Our losses - 7 wounded, four tanks, two APCS and two APCS were damaged, " - said at the headquarters of the people's militia LNR." Also stopped six attempts and sabotage-reconnaissance groups of security forces to cross the front, " - said at the headquarters. Before the first day of the week the militia said that the Military near Donetsk went on the offensive. Supporters of the DPR suffered losses and retreated from positions near the villages of Sand and Spartacus. Before that, the militia said that in the process of fighting in the Donetsk airport was taken captive Ukrainian soldiers. Remember, April 1, Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defense of the Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin stated that the Ukrainian Military continues to violate the Minsk consensus, secretly pulling heavy weapons to the frontline. The parties to the conflict in the Donbas in 0. 00 (1. 00 GMT) Sunday, fifteen February, declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. The document provides for the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under the supervision of the OSCE

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