The Ukrainian Military is artificially created from Shirokino point of tension, the head of the people's Council of the Donetsk national Republic Andrey Purgin.
"Shirokino is artificial point of tension. The Ukrainian side is just trying to make the picture permanent hostilities for the Europeans, "- said Purgin, quoted by RIA " Novosti ".
He said that the village Shirokino represents neither tactical nor strategic interest." Even if we admit the idea that the militia will go to Mariupol, Shirokino will be the last point where attack. It is beneficial to have a point of tension, where there are no people, where steppe and unceasingly shoot, creating the appearance of active hostilities ", - said the head of the people's Council DND. Yesterday, Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defense of the Donetsk national Republic Eduard Basurin said that the soldiers of the Ukrainian volunteer battalions remain in the village Shirokino. On Sunday it was announced that the Ukrainian battalion of special purpose "Donbass" has introduced additional security forces units in the village of Shirokino. Remember, at the end of April Authorized the contact group on the resolution of the conflict situation in the Donbass discussed in the process of video conferencing plan for the demilitarization of Shirokino. on 27 April, the OSCE observers said that on April 26, recorded the most intense clashes near the village of Shirokino starting in February 2015. On the same day the Ukrainian side in the General center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has submitted to the Hug and the representative of the military power of Russia proposals for the demilitarization of Shirokino. At that April 24 was declared that the Plenipotentiaries of Russia and Ukraine in a Special center for control and coordination (SCCC) have reached agreement about the need to demilitarize zone in Shirokino. on April 17, the Ministry of defence of Ukraine has told, that is ready to go for the demilitarization of the village Shirokino " subject to a complete ceasefire for some time." On the same day Ukrainian regiment "Azov" were opposed to the demilitarization of the village Shirokino in the South of Donetsk region and tried to convince the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko strengthen this area.

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