The Ukrainian military reported "a small de-escalate" the situation in the Donbass and the reduction of attacks from militias.

"Last day in the area of anti-terrorist operation there was only a small de-escalation of the situation, despite the still large number of enemy attacks and provocations. The amount of times you use heavy weapons from illegal armed groups was significantly decreased, " - said on the last working day of the week at a press conference the official representative of the presidential administration of Ukraine on problems of special operations in the Donbass Andriy Lysenko.

"yesterday at Mariupol direction the fighting was not conducted for the first time from the date of conclusion of the Minsk agreements five and a half months ago," added Lysenko.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. At the talks on February 12 were achieved consensus on stopping the fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine changes on decentralization of power and the consolidation of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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