Ukrainian volunteer battalions involved in special operations in the Donets basin, will pass to the control of the army, said the head of the defense Ministry of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak on the air.

" As for the battalions of the territorial defence, decided that they became part of the regular parts ", - quotes the words of Poltorak.

according to the comments of the Minister, the occurrence of the battalions in the regular part of the Ukrainian army will give the opportunity to better plan their activities.

Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN on 31 October, the number of victims of the conflict exceeded 4 thousand people, more than 9 thousand were injured.

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