Advisor to the President of Ukraine Yuri Biryukov said that the government does not underestimate the loss of the Ukrainian army in the area of special operations in the Donets basin and named the exact number of dead - 1723 person.

Moreover, in March the Ministry of defense of Ukraine reported that from the beginning of military operations in the Donbass and the position on 1 February died 1750 Ukrainian military.

"at 18. 36 June 7, 2015, the total deadweight loss of soldiers is fixed at around 1723 person,"

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, 4 thousand people.

The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.


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.

One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev Authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read

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