Almost 150 people lost their lives From 14 to 20 February as a result of shelling in the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic, informs the press center referring to information of the Ministry of health together With the judicial medical examination DND.

"over the past week in the result of artillery shelling in the Donetsk national Republic lost his life 145 people, in which one nine-year-old child, eleven women and 133 men," said the report citing the health Ministry DND.

according to the Ministry of health, hospitals DND over the past week was hospitalized 58 people With gunshot and shrapnel wounds of varying severity ".

"since the signing of the Minsk agreements intensity of attacks has decreased several times. However, full stop fighting as long as we are not talking " - quoted by the press center of the words of the Commissioner for human rights in DND.

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. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE. The next meeting of the contact group on 12 February ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, 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.


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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