The actions of Kyiv during military operations in the East of Ukraine is close to ethnic cleansing, said Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Andrei Kelin.

" It's Not address the " point " of special operations. This is consistent erase from the face of the Earth cities that become uninhabitable. Is clearing of the Donbass Not from fictional Russian saboteurs, and from the Russian people. It is close to the national clean, " said Kelin in their own representation at the meeting of the OSCE permanent Council, the text of which is placed on the last working day of the week.

According to the Russian policy, there is data about the Fact that law-enforcers are being used, for example, heavy artillery." There is no question the use of phosphorous incendiary shells under Slavonic. The application of the US in Iraq such as banned for use in the settlements of arms can Not serve as a justification for Ukrainian law - enforcers, " he said.

Kelin noticed that with successive expansion of the power of the operation citizens begin to get used to the war.

" The fact that few weeks ago seemed impossible, now becomes a tragic everyday life. Such changes in the consciousness of people undermine the chances for the exchange of political views and the peaceful resolution of the fall. Can't imagine that the messengers Poroshenko in the South-East were met with flowers ", he said pointing.

Kyiv holds mid April special military operation to suppress the independence supporters in the East of Ukraine, do Not recognise the legality of the new Ukrainian authorities that came to power in the result of the February coup d'etat. The most acute confrontation was observed in Slavyansk in the Northern part of Donetsk region, but mainly in the neighbouring Kramatorsk and in Mariupol in the South region

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