About 80% of the buildings destroyed during the fighting, Debaltsevo in the South-East of Ukraine, said on Tuesday the Mayor of the city Alexander Afendikov.

"Not the kindergartens, schools and other institutions. The main challenge for us now is to restore housing, feed and water people. The city destroyed by 80%. Anyway, we establish a peaceful life, " said mayor of Donetsk news Agency.

The Afendikov also said that Wednesday will begin the work of the Central hospital Debaltsevo.

"at the moment could only restore the children's ward, there is a glazed spaces, equipped with 3 wards for the patients, handling and receiving rooms. Has a supply of medicines and medical equipment, patients will receive a free, " added the Mayor.

in the area of Debaltsevo, one of the largest transport hubs in the Ukraine, there were clashes security forces and militia. On Wednesday, February 18, President of the administration of the head of the DND Maxim Leshchenko told reporters that the Ukrainian Military in Debaltsevo have begun to surrender their weapons. Later, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the APU withdrawn their troops from Debaltsevo, with all weapons and military equipment.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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