Several hundred people participate in the March, which is dedicated to the International day of peace and is held in the center of Kiev.
in a March attended by about 300 people of different ages. The marchers gathered near the memorial to the wars of Ukraine who died in Afghanistan, With balloons With the words "World" and With posters calling for peace. Activists activities active support to the establishment of peace in Ukraine, reports RIA " Novosti ".
The procession began With laying flowers to the monument to soldiers who died in Afghanistan, then the procession went to the National Museum of history of Ukraine during world war II (former Museum of the great Patriotic war), where the rally will take place. The action takes place peacefully and without incident. In a rally near the building of the Museum was attended by about five hundred people: students, veterans of the great Patriotic war, the Commissioners of public organizations Authorized by the UN and the authorities of the city of Kiev. Rally at the Museum, passed without incident, although some Activists activities periodically chanted nationalist slogans. International day of peace is celebrated in September 1982 and 2002 ? 21 September. On this day the UN to persuade all countries to stop military operations and if for 24 hours to stop shedding blood. Recall, September 1, in the Donbass began a ceasefire, which the parties to the conflict agreed on 26 August in Minsk during the last meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine. Before this it was declared that the situation in the Donbass 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. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the UN at the end of July, the victims of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine began more than 6, 8 thousand People, at least 17 thousand have Received damage of health.

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