Advisor to the President of Ukraine Yuri Biryukov informs that forces militia in Debaltsevo surpassed Ukrainian 5-7 times.
Declared with fifteen February ceasefire in the Donbass, according to the statements of the parties to the conflict and observers, observed throughout the contact line, with the exception of Debaltsevo, where in the last days there were clashes between security forces and militias. The parties accuse each other of violating the truce. The militia claimed by security forces in Debaltsevo, according to them, the Ukrainian law enforcers mass surrender. On Thursday, the Militia told that the fighting in Debaltsevo in practice ended, the city in General came under the supervision of the militia clashes in neighbouring localities. Kiev had previously stated that Military planning retreated from Debaltsevo and resettles, Artemovsk.
"our accumulation of 2500 people were thrown 15-17 thousand personnel of the enemy! Superiority in manpower 5-7 times, " wrote Biryukov on his page century.
according to his statement, for the period from January this year in Debaltsevo Militia lost 2, 9 thousand people, and among them fifteen February, when it was announced the agreement reached at the talks in Minsk truce, 868 people.
Biryukov said last month, according to him, lost his life 179 Ukrainian military, 110 captured and 81 missing. Above about 110 prisoners said the Commissioner of the General staff of Ukraine Vladislav Seleznev.
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.
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