The self-proclaimed government of the Donetsk national Republic (DND), despite numerous provocations from the Ukrainian security forces, adhere to the Minsk agreements, said the commander of Republican guards DPR major General Ivan Kondratov.

"We do not use prohibited weapons in response. Our heavy artillery and heavy equipment, according to the " Minsk-2 ", remain on the line for withdrawing heavy weapons. The Ukrainian side continues to pull a forbidden technique to the main parts of the front " - quoted Donetsk news Agency of a word Kondratova.

in his vision, nor the position of the international brotherhood or of civilian casualties do not stop Kiev in a criminal action for the elimination of the population of Donbass." Troops of the Ukrainian punishers continue to fire at civilian towns and villages of our Republic ", - noted he.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them during the meeting in Minsk of the contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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