The self-proclaimed authorities of Donetsk national Republic has authorized the carrying of firearms. The only condition is that it must be registered, said to the correspondent the chief of Department of licensing systems and licensing of the Ministry of internal Affairs DND Sergey Slidev.

"Persons under 18 years of age and reside continuously within the DNR granted the right to register the stored weapons of calibre not larger than eleven, 43 millimeter and ammunition ", - told Slidev.

He noticed that buy assault weapons within the DNR cannot.

"Buy combat, small arms cannot. Just record that which you already have on hand. We need to see the weapon, to transfer Him from a criminal into a registered, to watch His number. Those who don't register their weapons, will be prosecuted under the criminal code, " said Slidev.

"The situation on weapons is temporary. Maybe later arms trafficking would increase. But as long as the registration will enable Us to organize gun owners ", - said Deputy head of the Ministry of internal Affairs DND Nikolai Krushenko.

according to the analysis of law enforcement, currently in the hands of the inhabitants of DND is about 40 thousand units of military weapons. His withdrawal from illegal trafficking happens every day.

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.

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

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