The number of Republican guard self-proclaimed people's Republic of Donetsk is more than three thousand people, it Has a special purpose company, told reporters the guard commander major General Ivan Kondratov. "currently, more than three thousand people personnel. We can understaffed, but the emphasis is on skilled and highly trained personnel. There is a company of special forces, " said he. at rallies in early April 2014, the past year has not recognized the legitimacy of the February coup residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions declared the development of a " people's republics ", which is held in may after the referendum declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union " new Russia ", put together their own authorities. The second of November in the DNR and LC elections of heads of republics and people's deputies of the parliaments. Kiev DNR and LC does not recognize. The Ukrainian authorities have taken in April of last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup of the region's residents. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people. DNR authorities undertake voluntary mobilization.