Military exercises with the staff are held in self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, said at a press conference, Deputy chief of staff of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko.

"People's militia holds regular classes on polygons by use of parts and personnel to varying degrees of combat readiness ", - said Yaschenko.

according to his statement, also periodically hold training sessions on training new recruits, who wished to link his fate with the protect LC.

at rallies in early April last 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 referendum the Republic declared its sovereignty, put together their own authorities. 2 November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of parliaments. Kiev DND and LNR not recognize. The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the republics. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people.

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