Purgin: Reinforcing the shelling of the DPR, Kiev probes the defense militias

Kiev Military by increasing attacks proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, are trying to "feel the defense" militias before you start full-scale hostilities in the Donbass, said the speaker of the National Council DND Andrey Purgin.
"in reality, the Ukrainian side Shirokino only need for provocations to show the world that in the Donbas is a war. And increasing attacks on the territory of the DPR is probing the defense in front of a full-scale military actions ", - said Purgin in the interview to " Rossiyskaya Gazeta ", which will be released on Wednesday, reports news Agency.



A number of settlements DND, in particular, Shirokino in the last period of time are subjected to a severe shelling from the Ukrainian security forces. For example, only the previous day there were attacks from artillery, mortars and tanks. In addition, as has been said before Tuesday, the Ukrainian Military shelled operated by the village militia of Shanka in Novoazovsk district, Donetsk region. On the first day of the week militia DND stated that the Ukrainian Military tried to break through the positions of the militia in the area of Gorlovka and Shirokino. On Sunday, Ukrainian special battalion "Donbass" has introduced additional security forces units in the village of Shirokino. Remember, at the end of April Authorized the contact group on the resolution of the conflict situation in the Donbass discussed in the process of video conferencing plan for the demilitarization of Shirokino. On 27 April, the OSCE observers said that on April 26, recorded the most intense clashes near the village of Shirokino starting in February 2015.


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