Attempts to establish persistent local truce and demilitarized zone around Shirokino very important for the whole situation in the East of Ukraine, told on Thursday the head of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan.

"As We see in Shirokino and the Donetsk airport, the ceasefire remains fragile," said Apakan at a press conference after his report to the OSCE Permanent Council. According to his statement, these conflicts prevent the launching of a political process.

"The situation in Shirokino very important. If We achieve tangible results there, we will be able to apply this experience in other places, " said Apakan, adding, because it will provide an opportunity to launch a political process.

According to Apakan, SMM managed to establish a truce in Shirokino 67 hours, SMM for 34 hours continuously present in Shirokino, including " static night eyes ". According to Apakan, the plan for the demilitarization involves the discharge of not only heavy weapons, but all armed groups 5-8 miles in each direction from the contact line.

MSF spokesman Michael Bociurkiw explained that the night watch is a very complicated enterprise." It is very different from day - need special training, special equipment for night vision, security. We approach this very carefully before we can play, " said Bociurkiw.

in General, he explained, the pilot plan implies the achievement of a local ceasefire, access for humanitarian aid, access for clearance and access to retrieve the bodies with the participation of authorized international Department of the red cross (ICRC).


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

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