The mayor Debaltsevo Alexander Afendikov said that in Debaltsevo returned about 2 thousand inhabitants, the city's population is now about 7 thousand people.

before Afendikov said that in Debaltsevo in the process of fighting destroyed about 80% of the buildings.

"specifically, after the end of hostilities there were about 5 thousand.. currently, refugees are slowly returning, and all residents, there are about 7 thousand ", - quotes the mayor of Donetsk news Agency.

according to the city Council Debaltsevo, before a specific operation of the Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass in 2014, lived more than 25 thousand people.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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