Head Petro Poroshenko posthumously awarded the title of hero of Ukraine to the three soldiers who died in battles with militiamen, informs on the last working day of the week site of the head of the country.

Among the awarded - major-General Sergei Kulchitsky, died near the end of may, Together with 14 other military oposlya their rotary-wing machine under Slavonic knocked militias. By the way, a member of the militia, Podbelsky rotary-wing machine, also soon died in battle.

Also awarded Colonel Konstantin Mogilco - As reported by the media, he was the commander of the crew of transport plane Il-76, June 14 shot down by militia near the city of Lugansk. Took the life of 49 soldiers is the largest one-time loss of the Ukrainian army for the time of confrontation in the South-East.

Another Hero of Ukraine posthumously became Colonel Taras seniuk. According to the Ukrainian press, he was the commander of the airborne battalion and early summer died in battles with militiamen under Slavonic.

for two weeks after the official ceremony of taking office Peter Poroshenko, the fighting in Donetsk oblast has spread to the entire region. If earlier the main " hot spot " was Slavyansk, now " front-line reports " come from all over the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic: from the towns of Gorlovka, Amvrosiyivka and other.

the number of victims of the clashes in the South-East of Ukraine is estimated at least tens. As was reported a week ago the Ministry of health of Ukraine, Among the dead - more than 200 civil, and Among them women and children.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, How is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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