The commander of NATO forces Philip Breedlove hopes that Minsk Memorandum will help stabilize the situation in Ukraine, reports on the first day of the weekend, the Agency

According to the Agency, Breedlove expressed the hope that " the agreement reached on the first day of the weekend agreement On the creation of a buffer zone along the state border in the East of Ukraine contributes to the de-escalation of the conflict ".


Kyiv authorities in April began in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN on September eleven, the victims of the conflict was almost 3, 2 thousands of civilians, more than eight thousand were injured body. About the development of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine

The Ukrainian conflict lead in Minsk dialogue brokered by Russia and the OSCE, September 5, the Parties agreed to a truce and a few questions About the status of the region (Minsk Protocol), and on the 19th of September was developed to implement the Memorandum, which provides a General ceasefire and the development of the 30-kilometer zone on the current line of contact under the supervision of the OSCE. The parties agreed to continue the exchange of prisoners, the question Of the status of Donbass was not discussed.

Military and militia periodically report violations of the ceasefire, both Sides, however, and international observers have concluded that it is generally followed.

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