The volunteer died in the area of special operations in the Donbass as a result of shelling near the village of Peski, informs on Tuesday a press-service of the General staff of the Ukrainian armed forces.

"the 4th of may, in the end, severe health damage received during the shelling of the Ukrainian positions from 120-millimeter mortars close to residential settlements Sands, departed this life Volunteer Dmitry Afanasiev," - said in the report.

the General staff also again told that in the area of special operations in Accordance with the Minsk agreements no volunteer battalions.

"now Ukraine has fully complied its own shoulders in Minsk commitments for the withdrawal of all of the volunteer battalions, with the best in the area of the ATO, and in addition to law enforcement, any other authorized military forces to the positions along the demarcation," - said in the report.


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.

One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read the full text of the Minsk agreements "

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