The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic To the present time strictly comply with the Minsk agreement, but in light of recent shelling of Gorlovka reserves the right to act according to discretion, told reporters on Thursday the head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko.

On Tuesday, the militia told about the shelling of Gorlovka by Ukrainian security forces, which eventually took his life 3 people. On Wednesday morning observers special monitoring mission of the OSCE, Authorized by the Ministry of national defence of the Republic and members of the Joint centre for control and coordination of ceasefire regime in the Donbas began to explore the city.

"Until now, we strictly follow the Minsk consensus. Reserve the right to act at its discretion ", - said Zakharchenko.

according to his forecast, the shelling of Gorlovka will affect the situation on the upcoming June 2, the Minsk meeting of the contact group on the settlement in the Donbass.

"Changes in the situation on the Minsk meeting after the fire, of course, will occur ", - said the head of DND.

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.



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

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