Ukrainian border guards tied in the Donetsk region of a citizen of Italy, which was then transferred to the employees of the security service of Ukraine, reported on Sunday in the State border service of Ukraine.

"Yesterday in the Donetsk region checkpoint entry-exit" zaytsevo ", which is the separation line, the Staff of state frontier service has tied the citizen of Italy. The Italian arrived at the exit to the territories controlled by insurgents in the morning. During verification of documents and talking to the border guards had announced his intentions regarding participation in the armed conflict in the East of our country on the side of illegal armed formations ", - is informed in the report.

currently, 22-year-old Italian citizen detained and transferred for further investigation of the actions of the SBU.

The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began almost 7, 9 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 already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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