Authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic does not expect positive developments in the exchange of prisoners of war from the upcoming meeting humanitarian sub-group in Minsk, said Last news Commissioner of the Commission DND on POWs Lily Radionova.

before the Ombudsman DND Daria Morozova said that the sub-working group on humanitarian issues is scheduled for may 19. It Authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic have plans to discuss the Issue of prisoners and humanitarian convoys.

"I think that nothing will be decided at the meeting. Since the beginning of the Minsk talks of change no no, on the contrary, we're all going to worse and worse results. Kiev does nothing to the question of the adoption of the Amnesty law or in the issue of transfer of prisoners, " said Lily Radionova.

She added that People at the same time, continue to judge and pass the actual length of prison sentences.

"People recognise the illegal, besides every week. Only the current 8 man sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment. And we can't release. Certain more than a year are in the custody of security forces, " - said Radionova.

in her vision, in the 1-St of all it is necessary to insist on the adoption by Ukraine of the law on Amnesty." then, maybe, some kind of a shift for the better will happen, " She said.

The Ombudsman Morozova first stated that in captivity by the Ukrainian security forces, there are about 1, 5 thousand people, as well As " More than 600 civil having to do with DND even indirect relationship."

The sixth of may in Minsk representative of Ukraine in the contact group on settling the situation in Donbas Leonid Kuchma said that in the process of confrontation in the region are listed as missing 1460 people, nearly four hundred are in captivity.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas is discussed, as well As among them, during meetings in Minsk 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 ".

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