Recovery of hostilities in the Donbass leads to a downturn of the Ukrainian economy And negatively impacts on the regional And international situation, said security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

"Both Ukraine and control of it now outside forces are required to understand that the restoration of military action leads to further decline of the Ukrainian economy to an even greater number of casualties, destruction of infrastructure, affecting the regional And international situation," he said, answering the question of reporters on the last working day of the week.

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