Sowing within the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic have been more than than 70%, said the head of administration of the head of DNR Maxim Leshchenko. "We have sown over than 70%. Here played a role, the weather - rain, but I think, in no time we'll catch up", he said. before this week Deputy Minister of agro-industrial complex DNR Dmitry Konakov said DNR remain mined over 30 thousand hectares of fields. According to his statement, the Crop continues in those areas that are cleared or have not been an area of active hostilities. Sowing of early spring crops completed in, drilling spring. Since the beginning of the special operation of Ukrainian forces in the Donbass, the majority of cities in the region are subject to shelling. Rescuers of the Ministry of emergency situations DND periodically carry out the neutralization of unexploded ordnance. According to the Ministry, during the year, Rescuers cleared for about 34 thousand explosive shells and shrapnel. at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, proclaimed the development of the national republics. After held in may referendum of the Republic declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union of " new Russia ", put together their own authorities. The second of November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of the parliaments. Kiev DND and LNR will not recognize. 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, 2 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.