Ukrainian troops continue shelling settlements of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic From heavy weapons, told reporters Deputy commander of the headquarters of the militia DND Eduard Bacurin. "The Ukrainian Military continue to use heavy equipment, mostly in the dark. For the last day of them From artillery caliber 152 and 122 mm was produced 202 of the shot. From 120-millimetre and 82-millimetre guns were produced 130 minutes, " He said. He added that as a result of the attacks over the past day wounded a militiaman. Troops DNR to provocations, the security forces do not respond and do not open fire in response, finished Bacurin. 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 settlement of the situation in the Donbas is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict. The last document is dated 12 February - in addition to the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and creating a security zone, obliges the Authorities of Ukraine to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of conduct in local elections, entering into the Constitution of Ukraine of change, involving the decentralization of Power, as well as on the issue of legislative recognition of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ". the results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four working sub-groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict. It is envisaged that they will start operating already in the middle of may.