One Ukrainian strongman died, eight were injured in Donbas over the past day, said Thursday at a press conference the official representative of the presidential administration of Ukraine on problems of special operations Alexander Matusevich.

"over the past day Ukrainian soldiers died, eight of our brothers were injured," said Motosync.

according to his statement, the "hot spot" last night was the territory of the village of Sands, where, As claimed by Kiev, could be used phosphorous bombs. As said Motesanib, the nature of the weaponry is still being tested.

before the Ukrainian Military has claimed that the village of Sands was fired incendiary shells. Zam. the chief of staff of the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin has called these allegations " fabrications ".

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, 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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