In Donetsk the Park opened the Monument to the fallen citizens of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic.
The Lenin Komsomol Park where the Monument is placed in the center of Donetsk. Nearby stands a monument in memory of 2 liberators of Donbass.
at the base of the monument to the fallen citizens of the DPR is a shell of "Grad" from which grow four wrought-iron rose, the symbol of Donetsk, RIA " Novosti ". The thorns on the rose stems are shaped like shells. Monument of metal, over its manufacture Within three months, there were a group of blacksmiths. Installed it in the Park a few days ago, however, the event was held only on the last working day of the week. On solemn ceremony of opening the monument to the fallen civilians DNR attended the self-proclaimed head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the Presidium of the Supreme Council DND Denis Pushilin and the head of the Donetsk city administration Igor Martynov. According to OSCE, during the confrontation in the Donbass lost their lives more than 5 thousand People, about 1 million people had to leave their homes. First in Donetsk said that almost 1, 3 thousand People have lost their lives in the DPR since the beginning of 2015 as a result of shelling from the Ukrainian military. In the last days in the Donbas, the situation deteriorated badly. Despite the cease-fire, which turned out to come to a common opinion in February this year, the attacks between the forces of the Ukrainian army on one side and the LPR and the DPR and return continue. In DND stated that the slightest provocation on the amount of equipment and forces, which Kiev pulled up to the line of contact in Donbas, increases the likelihood of a reduction to full-scale hostilities. The trilateral contact group on Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to try to broker a ceasefire in the Donbass by September 1. Last week, the Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defence DND Eduard Bacurin stated that the Ukrainian Military are hatching plans for the encirclement of Donetsk. According to his statement, after " carrying out shelling of the positions of the DPR armed forces begin an offensive on Mariupol and debaltseve directions."

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