The soldiers of the Ukrainian army tied authorized special observation mission (SNM) of the OSCE for 40 minutes at a checkpoint near Lugansk, reported in the mission's report for December 23.

" in the vicinity of residential settlements Vrubovka (74 km North-West of Kiev), Ukrainian Soldiers stopped authorized SNM at the checkpoint. They looked at the vehicle observers were asked to provide the documents and after 40 minutes gave orders CNM move in the opposite direction. No explanation was not provided, according to the mission report.

Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured. Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce from 5 September. However, the parties blame each other in violation of the Minsk agreements.

On the morning of December 9, in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. On the first day of the week, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed on holding the meeting of the contact group in Minsk on 24 and 26 December. The first meeting took place in Minsk on Wednesday, However, about the results't say that. Date of the next meeting as long as unknown.

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