In order to increase the fighting ability of the " Vostok " battalion DND decided to tighten admission requirements volunteers, reports the Central information Novorossia.

I wanted to join the ranks of the battalion " Vostok " must be fighting skills and military specialty, as well as the age of the fighter is not required to exceed 40 years.

To increase the combat effectiveness of the battalion transferred to a professional basis, all soldiers will undergo military training.

according to the Agency, the battalion " Vostok " can be a so-called special forces unit in the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic.

Donetsk and Luhansk region proclaimed " people's Republic ", after a referendum in may has claimed its sovereignty and later formed the Union of " new Russia ". In Kiev DND and LNR not recognize.

Kyiv authorities and militias September 5, agreed in Minsk on ceasefire, exchange of prisoners and has achieved a number of political agreements, such as Ukraine undertook an early release from condemnation militias and approve the law on the special status of some areas of Donbass. Minsk Protocol was established by the peace plan of the Ukrainian President and the initiatives of the President of the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian Parliament on September 16, adopted the law on special powers of local authorities and remedial measures in several areas of Donbass, the list of which will determine Ukrainian intelligence. Legislative act, for example, plans to hold local elections on December 7. However, the militia DND has stated many times that the square of the self-proclaimed Republic will not be any election announced by the Ukrainian authorities.

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