The headquarters of the OSCE informs that " some progress " in relation to the possible release of the OSCE observers, held in the East of Ukraine from the end of may, but the obtained information is not sufficient to draw conclusions about their imminent release. Thus, the monitoring mission of the organization in Ukraine until not confirm these data.

" we have a very incomplete contact with the detainees groups. Apparently, there are certain movements, however, we cannot say that the situation has changed, and we expect soon release observers ", said Last news, the employee of the press-service of the OSCE Shiv Charm. He Also said that the OSCE continues to do its best organization for as soon as possible the liberation of arrested observers.

for its part, the special OSCE mission in Ukraine until not confirmed data About the possible imminent release of the captured observers, said Last news in the press-service of the mission.

" If such information arises, They will come from us. If this information is confirmed, we will announce. As long as we do not affirm that They will be released soon ", said the head of the Department. He also said that as long as Authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic had no contact with the OSCE mission in Kyiv on the problem of release of observers.

Two groups of OSCE observers were caught in the South-East of Ukraine at the end of may. They still reported missing. First group of 4 international observers was arrested East of Donetsk. Later, in Severodonetsk (North of Lugansk), was Also detained a group that consisted of four international observers and one Ukrainian worker. Responsibility for their abduction took not on your own shoulders, " no 1 citizen, no organization ", said before the press Secretary of the special monitoring mission of OSCE in Ukraine Michael Bociurkiw. On Wednesday, 25 may-Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Alexander Borodai told reporters that " in the nearest future, maybe tomorrow, " OSCE observers have the opportunity to release.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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