The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said he believes Residents who are within the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics of prisoners. "Citizens of Ukraine who are on during the occupied territories, I consider as Ukrainian prisoners of war, captured by the invader," said Poroshenko, speaking in Parliament in his annual address to the Verkhovna Rada, reports RIA " Novosti ". He added that this part of the Donbas as an integral part of Ukraine " is ready to assist not only Kyiv, But international partners. Before Thursday, the head of the faction " Block Petro Poroshenko in the Verkhovna Rada Yuriy Lutsenko said that Ukraine needs to build a grocery blockade of Donbass." Large industrial enterprises, which are registered in Ukraine, and will carry their loads and pay taxes. But shipments of food and goods in the occupied territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions are not able to go. This is a firm decision of the President, " - said Lutsenko. Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic declared sovereignty after the referendum on self-determination of areas eleven may 2014. 2 November in Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics held elections. The event was held at the high turnout of voters and without serious incidents. At the election of the head of the Donetsk national Republic defeated Alexander Zakharchenko, the elections in LNR - the acting head of the Republic Igor Carpentry. 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, 4 thousand People.