Over 3 thousand people have lost their lives in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic since the beginning of the special operation of Ukrainian forces in the Donbass region, of which 48 children under the age of 18 years, informs on Thursday the press service of the office of the Commissioner for human rights DND. "According to official data, over the entire period of hostilities in the region were killed 3127 people, including 48 children under the age of 18 years. According to official data of the Ministry of healthcare and forensic medical examination of the Donetsk people's Republic, from January 1 of the current year to the end of hostilities in the area have lost their lives 876 people, including 13 children under the age of 18 years, 137 women and 726 men ", - quotes the letter of the press service. in the message also it is noted that for the period from January of this year the order of 722 people, including 17 children under the age of 18 years, 128 women and 577 men, were taken to medical uredinia in medical facilities with gunshot and shrapnel wounds of varying severity. The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began More than 6 thousand people. The problem of settlement of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, at the meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of Russia and the OSCE. dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone. Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, the parties blame each other in violation of the "silence" and report that conduct Only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction of peacekeepers there.