About 4, 5 thousand SIM cards mobile operator of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic "Phoenix" sold for the week, said Last news on Wednesday in the Ministry of defence DND.

SIM card mobile operator DNR "Phoenix" went on sale last Thursday. According to information of the Ministry of communications, the implementation was allocated 5 thousand cards. Until October 1 2015 mobile communication running in test mode. SMS messages and calls to other mobile operators during the test period are not available.

"Already sold About 4, 5 thousand cards from 5 thousand on sale. I think that tomorrow (Thursday) and snapping them, " said the Ministry.

according to the interviewer Agency, a new batch of SIM cards "Phoenix" will go on sale next week." next week we will release on sale 5 thousand SIM cards, " added the Ministry DND.

at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may 2014 referenda of the Republic declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union of " new Russia ", put together their own authorities.

Kiev DND and LNR not recognized and began from mid-April 2014 in the field of power special operation. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 8 thousand people.

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