Militia self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the past day documented 28 cases of violations of the ceasefire from the Ukrainian security forces, informs on Sunday, the Ministry of defence DND. "during the day, the Ukrainian side 28 times shelled the towns of the Republic" - quoted Donetsk news Agency envoy of the Ministry. Under fire of the AFU was of Donetsk (Kyiv area and the area of the terminal building), Gorlovka and Dokuchayevsk. In addition, damage settlements Nikolaevka, may day, Wide Beam, Spartacus, Shanka, Novomaryevka, Lozovo and Shirokino, told in the Ministry of defence. Losses among the civilian population and militia are specified, according to the report. The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population 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 Donbass discussed during the meeting in Minsk of the 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 sub-working groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict.