Tank battle is in the village of Sorokino in the South of Donetsk region, said Last news at the headquarters of the militia DND.

The village of Sorokino part Novoazovskiy district, Donetsk region. It is located on the shore of the Azov sea between the cities of Mariupol (controlled by the security forces) and Novoazovsk (controlled by the self-proclaimed militia Donetsk national Republic). Autumn Village was under the control of militias DND, then it was considered neutral territory. In early February, was occupied by the Ukrainian battalion " Azov ".

"currently we are shooting between tanks, and our" Azov ". With each party involved three or four tanks, " he said Last news in the city headquarters of the militia of Novoazovsk.

in the Central clinical hospital Novoazovsk said Today that revenues for the wounded was not yet." Before we received two of the wounded militia and three shell-shocked. This morning came With minor injuries, but this is after yesterday's battles, " said the doctor at the hospital.

Yesterday, the Military said that during the fight in Sorokino destroyed the refueler and anti-aircraft installation militias.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians.


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.

Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, parties blame each other in violation of the "silence mode" and reported that they only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction of Donbass peacekeepers.

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