The Ukrainian Military is almost 40 times fired at settlements and positions of the militia in the Donbass for the last day, told Last news in the Ministry of defence self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic on Thursday.

first, the Ukrainian Military has accused the militia that they had fired on their positions last night, mostly in the direction of Donetsk.

"during the day, 39 Military violated the ceasefire, as well as among them from artillery or five times, from mortars - 22, tanks - five, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms - 3 ", - told in the Ministry of defence DND.

according to the militia, under fire of the Ukrainian security forces were Yasinovataya, Shirokino, Gorlovka, Kalinovka, a village of Oktyabrsky and the territory of Donetsk airport. Information about destructions and victims among the civilian population are specified.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 2 thousand people.

The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict. The last document is dated 12 February - in addition to the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and creating a security zone, obliges the Authorities of Ukraine to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of conduct in local elections, entering into the Constitution of Ukraine of change, involving the decentralization of Power, as well as on the issue of legislative recognition of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ". The results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four sub-working groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict.

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