The OSCE mission has agreed to the evacuation of hundreds of residents from the area Debaltsevo

Authorized the OSCE stated that the parties to the conflict in the East of Ukraine at the time of the cease fire and was evacuated hundreds of people in the district debaltseve, Donetsk oblast.

"The OSCE mission oversaw the evacuation of civilians from controlled government forces Debaltsevo (55 km North-East of Donetsk). The mission workers went to Debaltsevo after consensus of the parties on the temporary stop of the fire for eight hours. They watched As several hundred civilians, including at least 100 children were able to leave Debaltsevo during a truce. There have been two bus column (refugees), they were led by officers of the Ukrainian and Russian military strength of the Joint center for control and coordination(JCCC). One column is headed to the Playground, controlled DND, the other on the Playground, controlled by government forces, " - said in a statement on Sunday, the statement of the OSCE observers on the transport in a safe place civilians from Debaltsevo, information received on 6 February.

in the last working day of the week in the evening in Moscow hosted a meeting of "eye to eye" of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin, President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. As said press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the dialogue Was constructive and informative. As expected, telephone conversations on this topic in the "channel format" do not stop on Sunday.

in the area surrounded by the militia of the city Debaltsevo was declared a ceasefire, which is used for transportation in a safe place peaceful inhabitants.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat of the region's population. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 5, 3 thousands of civilians. Hand many times attempted to come to a consensus with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE. In the autumn of this has led to a continuous reduction of the intensity of the fire, but after the new year holidays the situation again deteriorated. The number of attacks has increased, Mat told that increasing the reserves in all areas where combat operations are being conducted. Militias on its Part promised to push the front line to defend shelling of residential areas of the cities of the Ukrainian security forces.


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