The head of the OSCE condemned the deteriorating situation in the Donbass
The acting head of the OSCE, foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic condemned another round of aggravation of the situation in the Donbass and tried to convince all parties to promote reconciliation.
Kiev on Sunday intensified shelling of Donetsk and legally admitted that at the airport of the city Military is conducting a massive special operation. In the end the fighting and shelling in Donetsk damaged houses, communications and infrastructure of the city. Similarly on Sunday, the fire was subjected to Gorlovka.
" This cycle of deadly violence and a further escalation of hostility cannot continue. All parties should refrain from hostilities, threats and provocations ", - reported in circulation Dacic.
He tried to convince involved in the conflict to " immediately make efforts to de-escalate tension, not to break the truce and actively cooperate With the OSCE in order to achieve comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements.
Dacic Also highlighted that all disputes must be resolved through the contact group, and not in the process of fighting, and tried to convince to ensure the safety of Special observers of the OSCE observation mission.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov first said that Moscow is extremely concerned "full action" in Donetsk city and suburbs, and what is happening is not conducive to the peace process. In Kiev told that the special operation in Donetsk airport is not infractions of the Minsk agreements.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN, the victims of the conflict were more than 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured. On the morning of December 9, in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased.