Began in Minsk meeting of the Contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine, said the Commissioner of the foreign Ministry of Belarus. the meeting takes place at the "President Hotel" in closed to the press, reports RIA " Novosti ". At the same time, according to a source, the work of the subgroup on political issues in Minsk completed, reports " Lugansk information center. "Republics (LPR and DPR - approx. OPINION) has announced its proposals and negotiating position on the draft law on elections and on introducing changes to the legislative acts of Ukraine, which create obstacles to the possibility of holding the elections ", - said the source. After the end of the sub-unit in the Belarusian capital started meeting of the Contact group, which will discuss the first results of previous meetings of sub-working groups. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People. With fifteen February, the parties to the conflict in the Donbass declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk After almost 16 hours of negotiations. However, despite the control system of the ceasefire, for the last time period shelling in Eastern Ukraine again became frequent.