The Ukrainian Military will conduct artillery drills near Mariupol (Donetsk region), which will last for several days, said the press officer of sector " M " (near Mariupol) Yaroslav Chepurnoy city portal.

"During the exercise will be worked out targets from a wide range artillery systems in service with the forces of anti-terrorist operation ", - informs a portal Recalling the words of the press officer. Charges will begin on the first day of the week.

Local residents were asked not to worry at the sound of cannon fire.

Militia Donetsk and Lugansk national republics on Sunday in the hands of individual has begun the removal of equipment and weapons of a caliber of less than 100 millimetres from the line of contact. Military relevant order was not received.

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 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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