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Actor and showman Nikita Dzhigurda in the air YouTube channel "vs Vласть Vлащенко" called Crimea "legally Ukrainian."
"Legally, the Ukrainian Crimea is actually Russian, that's my position," said Dzhigurda.
Ukrainian security forces violated the truce for Monday, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier on Monday, the DNR office at SCCC said the lack of attacks from the Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass for the last days.
The initiative of us senators about the allocation of military assistance to Ukraine testifies to the escalation of the conflict in the Donbass, said the representative of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic in the political subgroup Rodion Miroshnik.
Earlier, a group of senators of the Republican and Democratic party, introduced a bill providing for an annual allocation of $ 300 million to Ukraine for military assistance, including the provision of lethal weapons.
Elections in Donbass require compliance with several conditions, including control of the Kiev on the state border with Russia, said Friday the ex-President of Ukraine, the new head of the delegation of Kiev in the contact group on settling the situation in the Donbass Leonid Kravchuk.
Earlier, the former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma stopped work in the contact group. On Thursday the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree which authorized the Kravchuk delegation to represent Kiev in the group.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and his team emulate the cessation of hostilities in the Donbas and do everything so that the conflict lasted, said on Friday Ukrainian party "the Opposition platform For life".
27 July in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. These measures include a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict. Meanwhile, command of the operation United forces of Ukraine said Monday on recorded attacks by DNR in the first hour from the moment of entry into force of additional measures. In DND and LNR called the charges a provocation.
The ex-President of Ukraine, the new head of the delegation of Kiev in the contact group on settling the situation in the Donbass Leonid Kravchuk has said he would not support a special status for the region, we can only talk about the "special system".
Earlier, the former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma stopped work in the contact group. On Thursday, the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree which authorized the Kravchuk delegation to represent Kiev in the group.
The first President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, who led the delegation on the eve of Kiev on the negotiations of the contact group on the Donbas, said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine about the readiness to compromise in conflict resolution.
"Mission one is to end the war to Ukraine was peace, that we may live peaceful: no blood, no horror, no loss, no damage. That's my mission remains to Donbass and Ukraine was the world. I'm going to do everything I can. Let's compromise..." - said Kravchuk, did not elaborate on what the compromise is about.
The Ukrainian foreign Ministry has sent Russia a note of protest due to the dispatch of humanitarian aid to the Donbass, said the press service of the Ministry.
EMERCOM of Russia reported on Thursday that the next humanitarian convoy has delivered humanitarian aid to residents of Donbass.
The escalation of offensive operations in the Donbass after the announcement of the armistice, no, single attacks are not a system, said Thursday the press service of the office of the President of Ukraine following the meeting chaired by President Vladimir Zelensky.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) and the national police LNR named these statements provocation. Later Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", and warned that the Ukrainian security forces will respond to the firing.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased to 18, up to 1728, announced Thursday in a press-service of the Ministry of health DND.
Earlier the Ministry reported about 1710 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmitry Razumkov believes that in the near future, the alternative to Minsk agreements on Donbass does not appear, however, in terms of their implementation should be guided solely by the interests of Ukraine.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the militia violated the truce in the region on the first day of entry into force doper. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire and the people's militia LC named these statements provocation. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", the Ukrainian military will respond to the firing.
Ukrainian security forces first fired on the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic after the introduction of additional measures to control the truce in the Donbass, said at a briefing on Thursday, head of the national police LNR Yan Leshchenko.
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce, entered July 27, suggest a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the militia violated the truce in the region on the first day of entry into force doper. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire and the people's militia LC named these statements provocation.
Ukrainian security forces once broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Thursday to journalists by the representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Wednesday at the DNR office at SCCC, said the absence of violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian security forces.
The humanitarian convoy of the EMERCOM of Russia arrived in Donetsk, said Thursday in the MOE self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
"The DNI has arrived 97-th humanitarian convoy from EMERCOM of the Russian Federation", - told RIA Novosti in the MOE DND.
The official representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic Yakov Osadchiy expressed the hope that Kiev will "find the strength" to observe a truce in the Donbass.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the militia violated the truce in the region on the first day of entry into force doper. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire and the people's militia LC named these statements provocation. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", the Ukrainian military will respond to the firing.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", the Ukrainian military will respond to the firing.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation.
The Ministry of emergency situations of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic is expected to arrive in Donetsk on Thursday, the 97-th humanitarian convoy of EMERCOM of Russia.
"The thirtieth of July in the DNI arrives 97-th humanitarian convoy from EMERCOM of Russia. According to preliminary data, the composition of the humanitarian convoy will include humanitarian aid in the form of medicines and medical property," - said the press service of the emergencies Ministry DND.
The utility had repaired the shelling water lines of the channel "Seversky Donets-Donbass", the water supply self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic is fully restored, said on Wednesday the press service of the Ministry of construction and housing and communal services of the DNI.
Earlier in DND stated that as a result of shelling by Ukrainian security forces on July 22 in the area of Gorlovka were damaged conduits channel "Seversky Donets-Donbass". The water supply to the Republic was reduced by a third.
First Ukrainian security forces violated the ceasefire in the Donbass from July 27, when entered into force a set of additional measures for its control, said Wednesday the official representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce, which came into force on 27 July, suggest a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by 41, to 1710, said Wednesday in a press-service of the Ministry of health DND.
Previously, the Agency reported 1669 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
Ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces in Donbass for the last day is not fixed, has informed on Wednesday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Tuesday, the DNR reported no attacks by the Ukrainian security forces.
Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine recorded the 111 violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass after the entry into force of additional measures on provision of the armistice on July 27, according to the daily mission report.
"After the meeting of the trilateral contact group on 22 July, on which agreement was reached on additional measures for strengthening of cease-fire from 00.01 on 27 July, the SMM observed 111 violations of the regime of silence, all in the Donetsk region, including 21 an explosion," says the report, released by the press service of the OSCE.
The ex-President of Ukraine, the representative of Kiev in the contact group Leonid Kuchma is one of the few Ukrainian negotiators, who constructively approached the meetings on Donbass, his receivers have to make the right conclusions from its work on conflict resolution, said the envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova.
Kuchma on Tuesday stopped work in the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass. The second President of Ukraine this year will be 82 years old.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky has created a military-civilian administration in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, the corresponding decree published on the website of the head of state on Tuesday.
In accordance with the decrees of the Ukrainian President informed, had created a number of civil-military administrations in the settlements of Donbass.
The head of Lugansk regional administration Sergei Gaidai stated that he opposes the holding of local elections in the settlements close to places of armed clashes in the Donbas, this was discussed at a briefing on Tuesday.
Earlier, the Parliament of Ukraine appointed on 25 October, the next local elections, they will not take place in uncontrolled Kiev territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Also will not hold elections to the regional councils controlled Kiev territory of Donbass. These areas will continue to obey the civil-military administrations.
The source of the newspaper "New time" in the Office of the President of Ukraine explained why the former head of state Leonid Kuchma came out of the trilateral contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass.
According to the interlocutor of the edition, the cause of death was old age of the former President. Kuchma this year will be 82 years old.
An extraordinary meeting of the safety subgroup of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began in the videoconference, told reporters in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier in DND announced that at the extraordinary meeting of the subgroup on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss the implementation of additional control measures the existing cease-fire, the involvement of a coordinating mechanism to respond to violations of the ceasefire regime, as well as coordination of mine action and withdrawal forces.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by 21, to 1669, said Tuesday the press service of the Ministry of health DND.
Because of the threat of coronavirus in the DNR introduced the mode of increased readiness. The decree of the President of the Republic Denis Pushilin prohibited events, prohibited the entry of citizens without registration or confirmation of permanent residence, and for arrivals from countries identified by the staff to prevent the spread COVID-19 countries with unfavourable epidemiological situation, compulsory isolation for 14 days. In addition, DPR citizens were obliged to comply with social distance.
The implementation of measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass will be discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the subgroup on safety on Tuesday in a videoconference, told reporters in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Additional measures to ensure that the ceasefire came into force in Donbass on Monday. These measures include a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
Ukrainian security forces in violation of additional measures to ensure the ceasefire in the Donbass has placed weapons in the settlements on the territory controlled by Kiev, said on Tuesday to journalists by the representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
Additional measures to ensure that the ceasefire came into force in Donbass on Monday. These measures include a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic has not recorded attacks by Ukrainian security forces since the beginning of the additional measures of control over the ceasefire in Donbas entered into force on 27 July.
"According to the observers mission of the LC in the Joint center for control and coordination (JCCC) during the last day violations of the cease-fire by the AFF (armed forces of Ukraine - ed.) is not fixed," - said Tuesday the press service of the defense Ministry of the Republic.
Vladimir Zelensky after a long break, called Vladimir Putin. The sides discussed issues of implementation of agreements reached by leaders of 9 December 2019 in the framework of the "Norman format" and also welcomed the agreement on a full ceasefire in the Donbass in the framework of the Contact group — this information is available on the websites of both presidents.
The rest of the accents differ.
After Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky discussed the conflict in the Donbass, Kiev suddenly agreed to fulfill Minsk agreements signed in 2015. Before that Ukrainian officials have regularly stated that "Minsk" is irrelevant and should be deleted. In the zone of conflict was declared a truce. Whether Ukraine intends to fulfil its obligations — versed RIA Novosti.
A telephone conversation between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine took place on Sunday evening. Was initiated by Kiev. After the conversation, the office of the President released a sensational statement.
A rally demanding to prevent the "surrender" in the Donbas has ended on Monday outside the offices of the President of Ukraine in Kiev, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Monday in the Donbass entered additional measures to maintain peace. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation. On Monday, the public organization "resistance Movement surrender" organized a rally at the office of the President.
Kiev launched an information campaign to destabilize the situation on the contact line in the Donbass, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
The Department explained that in the summary of operations of the joint forces of Ukraine refers to two violations of the cease-fire supposedly from the DNR. One of these facts were recorded on the night of 27 July in the area of the settlement Water, the second at lunchtime, near the village of Lenin on Gorlovka direction. The DNR fact both denied and said that in the area of Gorlovka at the Kiev time the violations were carried out repair work on the pipeline section damaged by the fire. At that time in the place were mirrored patrols of the OSCE SMM and task force DNR to SCCC, which recorded the full observance of the regime of silence. The restoration of the water pipeline passed in a regular mode.
The ceasefire in the Donbas works, reported the press service of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. While the commander of the combined forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Kravchenko claimed a violation by the opponent of the truce in the Donbass in the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation.
Russian Orthodox Church supported the announcement of a ceasefire in the Donbass, and praying for his success, said Monday the employee of the Department for external Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate deacon Feodor Shulga.
"From the Russian Church we pray for the success of the peace initiatives", - said Shulga at a press conference in MIA "Russia today".
Kiev's actions forced the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic doubt the long-term compliance with Ukrainian security forces of the ceasefire regime in the Donbass, said Monday the Deputy of the DNR people's Council Vladislav berdichevskiy.
Earlier, the commander of the combined forces of Ukraine said that units of the DND allegedly violated the truce in the first hours after the entry into force of additional measures. The DNR office in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has called the charges a provocation.
Embassy of Canada in Ukraine hopes that the ceasefire in the Donbas will be complete and lasting, and noted that the current week will determine whether it is possible to hope for a peaceful settlement of the situation in the region.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation.
The DNR called a provocation allegations from Kiev of violating the ceasefire in the Donbass. The purpose of the security forces was to destabilize the situation in the region, say the militias.
"Units of the militia DND, strictly observe its obligations. In the period from 0:10 to 0:45 (same as GMT. — Approx. ed) monitoring group SCCC have been a number of explosions of unidentified explosive devices near the settlement Water, which is under the control of the armed forces of Ukraine", — said the representative of the Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has stated its readiness to create an effective mechanism to monitor the truce.
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce suggesting a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict. Meanwhile, the operation of the United forces of Ukraine said Monday on recorded attacks by DNR in the first hour from the moment of entry into force of additional measures. The DNR called a provocation allegations from Kiev of violating the truce in the Donbass.
Representation of the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) is not recorded attacks by Ukrainian law enforcers over the past day, said Monday to RIA Novosti in the press service of the LPR militia.
According to the representation of the LC in SCCC, July 25 Ukrainian security forces once broke the silence.
The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the number of military in the Donbass will not decrease after the entry into force of additional measures on cease-fire.
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce suggesting a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
The German government welcomes the agreed at the level of the trilateral contact group's ceasefire in Ukraine, calls for the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, said at a briefing in Berlin, Deputy spokesman of the government of Germany Ulrike Demmer.
"The German government welcomes the agreement in the trilateral contact group, which consists of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, the additional measures which operate with the night. These include a ban on heavy weapons, drones and trying to sabotage the coordination mechanism of violations of the ceasefire regime and the special protection of civilian objects. Urge all parties to fully support the ceasefire, to follow the General commitments under the Minsk agreements", - said Demmer.
The utility has restored two conduit channel "Seversky Donets-Donbass", damaged in the shelling to repair the third plan within a few days, said Monday in a press-service of the Ministry of construction and housing of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
Earlier in DND stated that as a result of shelling by Ukrainian security forces on July 22 in the area of Gorlovka were damaged conduits channel "Seversky Donets-Donbass". The water supply to the Republic was reduced by a third.
The duration of the ceasefire regime in the Donbass and the peace process in the South-East of Ukraine, first and foremost, depend on the policy of the management in Kiev, says member of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Sergei Zheleznyak.
Since July 27, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics go to a full permanent cease-fire. The relevant orders issued control of the militia DND and LNR. Last week the contact group in Minsk agreed on additional measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass. They include a ban of offensive and acts of sabotage, fire, including sniper, placing weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic has not recorded attacks by Ukrainian security forces since the beginning of the additional measures of control over the ceasefire in Donbas entered into force on Monday.
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce suggesting a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
Pray for the preservation of the ceasefire in the Donbass urged the faithful Chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Antonii of Boryspil and Brovary, said in a statement on the website of the information Department of the UOC.
Since July 27, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics go to a full permanent cease-fire. The relevant orders issued control of the militia DND and LNR. This week the contact group in Minsk agreed on additional measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass. They include a ban of offensive and acts of sabotage, fire, including sniper, placing weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire.
The commander of the joint forces of the armed forces of Ukraine Serhiy New Sunday issued an order on compliance with the ceasefire in the Donbass from 00.00 (same as GMT) on Monday, announced the press center of the operation of the joint forces.
A videoconference of the contact group on the Donbas held on July 22. The parties agreed to a ceasefire on the line of demarcation in the Donbass from July 27. Commander of the Armed forces of Ukraine Colonel-General Ruslan Homchak said yesterday he was satisfied with the preparations for the ceasefire in the Donbass, adding that in case of need the Ukrainian military will be able to give a "proper rebuttal" violators of agreements.
Ukrainian security forces eight times violated the ceasefire regime in Donbass on Sunday, told journalists on Monday in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On the eve of the DND reported that on Saturday, the Ukrainian security forces violated the truce in the Donbass.
Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on the demand of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky decrypt each item of the Minsk agreements, noting that he is afraid to say Berlin and Paris on the refusal from their implementation.
According to him, the Ukrainian leader does not wish to perform the Minsk agreement, and therefore stalling. The Senator is convinced, to revise the document Zelensky will not.
Donbass and Kiev with Monday needs to cease fire and to put in place additional measures to maintain peace. They will act until the full settlement of the conflict in the region.
A package of additional measures was agreed at the meeting of the contact group on Wednesday and signed by the parties to the conflict. It includes a ban on conducting any type of fire, location of heavy weapons, offensive and subversive actions, and also provides for the disciplinary responsibility for violations of the agreements. It is expected that the implementation of these measures will ensure a full ceasefire in the Donbass.
The representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) in the joint centre for control and coordination of ceasefire monitoring the situation on the contact line and are ready to react to violations of the truce, told reporters the head of the representative Ruslan Yakubov.
Earlier it was reported that during last Wednesday's meeting of the trilateral contact group in the negotiations on the Donbass was able to sign a document containing additional measures to control the ceasefire. Among others the document contains requirements on the prohibition of offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions, a ban on the use of drones and the location of weapons and equipment in the settlements and in close proximity to infrastructure. Also approved a set of measures requires the use of disciplinary punishment of perpetrators of violations of the truce. The document also notes that the return fire is possible only on the orders of the armed forces of Ukraine and leadership of the armed forces of the LC and the DNI and only after unsuccessful attempts to use a coordinating mechanism to respond to ceasefire violations. The document comes into effect from 00.01 Moscow time on July 27.
Ankara expresses its satisfaction at the approval of new measures on ceasefire in the Donbass, said the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Turkey Hami Aksoy on Sunday.
The meeting of the contact group was held on Wednesday in the video. The press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic declared that the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, which come into effect from July 27.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic issued the order on ceasefire on July 27.
Earlier in DND stated that the national police from July 27 to initiate a full permanent cease-fire, the relevant orders are communicated to personnel.
The official representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic Yakov Osadchiy called Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE to promote the implementation of the Kiev commitments on additional measures for the ceasefire in the Donbass.
Earlier Wednesday, a meeting of the contact group in the video. The press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic declared that the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, which come into effect from July 27. The OSCE Chairman, the Prime Minister of Albania EDI Rama on Thursday welcomed the agreement on ceasefire on the line of demarcation in the Donbass.
Pope Francis welcomed the announcement of a new cease-fire in the Donbass.
"The only way to restore confidence and to create preconditions for the much-needed and much-anticipated people of reconciliation," said Pope Francis.
From 27 July the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics go to a full permanent cease-fire. The relevant orders issued control of the militia DND and LNR.
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The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic issued the order on an indefinite ceasefire from midnight on 27 July in the framework of agreements on additional measures to monitor the ceasefire in Donbass, agreed upon in the meeting of the contact group on Wednesday.
The meeting of the contact group was held on Wednesday in the video. The press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic declared that the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, which come into effect from July 27.
The order of complete ceasefire in the Donbass from July 27 published and communicated to personnel of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, said Sunday the head of Department Denis Chinenkov.
The contact group on Wednesday agreed gomery to ensure the truce in the Donbass. They include a ban on offensive and sabotage actions, the fire, including sniper, the placement of weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire. The foreign Ministry of the DPR said that the orders for the ceasefire to come into effect from July 27 until the full settlement of the conflict.
Checkpoint "Elenovka" on the contact line in the Donbass will be opened on July 27, controlled self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic territory will be admitted only under special permission to enter, said Sunday in an interdepartmental operational headquarters to prevent the spread COVID-19.
Previously, the government DND has decided to stop civilian traffic and pedestrians across the line of contact because of the situation with COVID-19 on the Kiev-controlled territory. Later the traffic was resumed on certain conditions, but after a while, the checkpoint was again closed.
Ukrainian security forces three times broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Sunday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Saturday, the DNR reported five ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
Ukrainian security forces once per day violated the ceasefire by firing at the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic, told RIA news representative of the LC in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier in LNR said about the shelling on Saturday by the Ukrainian law enforcers residential area controlled by the Republic of the village of Golden-5, resulting in a corrupted house.
Ukrainian security officials said they were preparing for a full ceasefire in the Donbass, such events were not for the entire period of operation of the joint forces.
A videoconference of the contact group on the Donbas held on Wednesday. The parties agreed to a ceasefire on the line of demarcation in the Donbass from July 27.
Units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic ready to meet the requirements of additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, said the head of the representative office of the DNI in the joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire Ruslan Yakubov.
At last Wednesday's meeting of the trilateral contact group in the negotiations on the Donbass was able to sign a document containing additional measures to control the ceasefire. Among others the document contains requirements on the prohibition of offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions, a ban on the use of drones and the location of weapons and equipment in the settlements and in close proximity to infrastructure. Also approved a set of measures requires the use of disciplinary punishment of perpetrators of violations of the truce. The document also notes that the return fire is possible only on the orders of the armed forces of Ukraine and leadership of the armed forces of the LC and the DNI and only after unsuccessful attempts to use a coordinating mechanism to respond to ceasefire violations.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased to 34, up to 1645, said on Saturday the press service of the Ministry of health DND.
Previously, the Agency reported 1611 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
Ukrainian law enforcers five times violated the truce in the Donbass for the last day, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Friday at the DNR office in SCCC said one violation of the ceasefire.
Ukrainian security officials said that the militias continue to block the passage of representatives of the OSCE mission through the gate for uncontrolled Kiev territory of Donbass.
"The occupation authorities continue to block the passage of representatives of the OSCE mission through the checkpoints of entry and exit. So, crossing the boundary line from the government-controlled Ukrainian territory every time they get rejected... in the passage in the temporarily occupied territory. The occupiers are motivated by the refusal of carrying out of quarantine events (pandemic coronavirus - ed.)", - said the press center of operations of the combined forces in Facebook on Friday.
Ukrainian law enforcers about 4 thousand times violated the ceasefire regime in the Donbass since the indefinite ceasefire declared on Friday to journalists by the Deputy head of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin.
July 21, 2019 in the Donbass acts consistent contact group a perpetual truce.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova called on the guarantors of the Minsk agreements and the international community to prevent the failure of the Kiev agreements on additional measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass.
Earlier the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that the contact group agreed to additional measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass must be signed by the representatives of the countries-participants of the Normandy format (Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany).
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by 36, to 1611, said Friday in a press-service of the Ministry of health DND.
Previously, the Agency reported 1557 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, demanding to decipher the Minsk agreement on the Donbas, invents ways not to honor them, said the Deputy Director of the CIS Institute Vladimir Zharikhin.
"Of course, the document is not difficult to understand. Not the case, from my point of view, Zelensky want to understand not the plain meaning of the document he wants to understand how it can be avoided, as it can not run, despite the fact that officially not give up in the implementation of this agreement," said Zharikhin RIA Novosti.
UN Secretary-General calls on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to fully respect the agreements reached by the contact group on Wednesday, the statement of the official representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.
The contact group on Wednesday agreed to additional measures to secure truce in the Donbass. They include a ban on offensive and sabotage actions, the fire, including sniper, the placement of weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire. The foreign Ministry of the DPR said that the orders to cease fire, containing measures to maintain the truce, due to come into effect from July 27 until the full settlement of the conflict.
President Vladimir Zelensky said about the need to decipher the Minsk agreement.
On Thursday, the head of state together with Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga visited the pedestrian bridge near the checkpoint "Stanitsa Lugansk".
The Minister of defense of Ukraine Andrei Taran said that Kiev has political will for a ceasefire in the Donbass from July 27, and also expressed hope for reciprocity from the other party.
A videoconference of the contact group on the Donbas held on Wednesday. The parties agreed to a ceasefire on the line of demarcation in the Donbass from July 27.
The Prosecutor General of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic has opened 10 criminal cases under article "terrorist attack" against the Ukrainian security forces after the shelling of the DPR on 21 and 22 July, said Thursday in a press-Department service.
"The investigative Department of the Prosecutor General of DNR investigated 10 criminal cases against the commanders of the 57-th separate motorized infantry brigade of the APU, 36-th separate brigade of Marines, 35-th separate brigade of Marines, as well as their subordinate in the military were in fact committing terrorist acts", - said the press service of the Prosecutor General DND.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by 25 up to 1575, announced Thursday in a press-service of the Ministry of health DND.
Earlier the Ministry reported about 1550 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
Ukrainian law enforcers 17 times violated the ceasefire in Donbass for the last day, said on Thursday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Wednesday, the DNR reported four ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
The security service of Ukraine detained the former strongman Andrew Baydala, told the Agency the Agency UNN.
It specified that the investigators reported the man on suspicion under article "Illegal handling of weapons and ammunition, committed by a group of persons", and arrested him.
The Verkhovna Rada resolution on holding the local elections contradict the Minsk agreements, said the Russian presidential envoy in the contact group on Donbass Boris Gryzlov following the results of conference.
"The discussion of all other issues in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres, in environment where the highest legislative body of Ukraine adopted a decision excluding the settlement of the conflict based on the Minsk agreements, are devoid of meaning. We are talking about the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from July 15, to hold local elections in which the quality of elections in the Donbass, conditions that directly contradict the Minsk agreements", - he said.
Ukrainian security forces on Wednesday opened fire from weapons BMP-2 on a residential area controlled by the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, the village of Znamenka in the Donbass, told reporters the official representative of the national police LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
The meeting of the contact group is held on Wednesday in the video. The press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic declared that the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, which come into effect from July 27.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic destroyed position of the Ukrainian security forces, which fired on the village of Znamenka in the Donbass, said the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier in LNR said about the shelling on Wednesday by the Ukrainian law enforcers residential area of the village of Znamenka, which was damaged a house.
Kiev refused to explain its position on the local elections in the Donbass, thereby blocking further work of the contact group, reported the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
On Wednesday held a video conference of the contact group on Donbass.
Russia is satisfied with the agreement of the ceasefire between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk, said the Ambassador of Russia in the contact group on Donbass Boris Gryzlov following the results of conference.
"Finally after nearly five months of resistance, the Ukrainian side found the courage to agree on the measures to cease-fire that was repeatedly offered the Donetsk and Lugansk. In this regard, it is impossible to feel anything but satisfaction. Measures to ensure a cease-fire between Kiev and Donbass should enter into force on 27 July," - said Gryzlov.
The security service of Ukraine detained a former law enforcement officer Andrew Baydala which representatives of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic was accused of murdering the former leader of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko, reported the press service of the Ministry.
Earlier, representatives of the DND stated that he had established the names of the members of the Ukrainian secret services involved in the murder of the first head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko. At the same time, it was noted that Bagala gave the orders to commit murder in the NPT.
The contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, said on Wednesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
The meeting of the contact group is held on Wednesday in the video.
The Ministry of defence of Ukraine said on Wednesday about six attacks of positions of Ukrainian law enforcers in the Donbass, the information on victims is not specified.
Earlier, Ukrainian law enforcers said about the nine attacks on their positions in the Donbass for the last days.
The shelling of Gorlovka water from the side of the Ukrainian security forces may become a humanitarian disaster, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier in DND stated that the Ukrainian security forces this morning shelled the outskirts of Gorlovka, the result was a damaged section of the pipeline and stopped pumping station.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by 16, to 1550, said Wednesday in a press-service of the Ministry of health DND.
Previously, the Agency reported 1534 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
Ukrainian security forces four times violated the truce in the Donbass for the last day, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Tuesday the DNR office in SCCC said five of the violations of the cease-fire.
Ukrainian security forces on Wednesday morning fired at suburbs controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, Horlivka, damaged the water pipeline stopped pumping station, told reporters the head of the city administration Ivan Prikhodko.
"The shelling of the Russian Federation (on the outskirts gorlovki - ed.). Three houses burn. Getting into the channel "Seversky Donets-Donbass", near the village of "6/7" (6/7 village mines on the outskirts of Gorlovka - ed.) the damage to the water phase of the pipeline. At 06.55 (GMT) halted pumping station", - said Prikhodko.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky was easier to negotiate with hostage takers in luck than with representatives of the self-proclaimed DND and LNR, said Russian expert, member of the Council for interethnic relations under the RF President Bogdan Bezpalko.
Zelensky previously complied with the men who seized hostages in a bus in Lutsk, and called on all in Facebook to watch the film "Earthlings" on the problem of animal cruelty. After the man was detained, the President had deleted the post in Facebook. While Kiev for more than five years conducting a military operation in the Donbass against the LC and the DNI, which declared independence after a coup in Ukraine in February 2014. Authorities of Ukraine called the militia terrorists. In direct negotiations with Donbass, Kiev is not.
Date of the next meeting of the leaders of "Norman Quartet" is not defined yet, have informed RIA Novosti the press service of the Elysee Palace.
Earlier the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that the date of the meeting in the "Normandy format" in Berlin will be determined in the near future. According to him, "in principle, we have confirmation from the German side, the confirmation from the French side and agreed that Russia is not against to meet."
The body of the deceased in the Donbass Ukrainian security officer was assigned to Kiev-controlled territory, told journalists the representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
"The twenty-first of July at 11: 00 (same as GMT) at the checkpoint of entry-departure "Kargil-Marinka" task force representative of the DNI in the SCCC and in the negotiation process when interacting with a humanitarian mission "the Evacuation of 200" the Ukrainian side was transferred to the body of the soldier AFF (armed forces of Ukraine - ed.). The procedure happened in a regular mode", - said the representative office.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Thursday together with the President of Switzerland Simonetta Sommaruga visit the Donbass.
"The day after tomorrow Madame President will jointly visit the Donbass and our citizens in the frontline. For me, a very valuable and important when the world leaders who come to Ukraine with me heading East and see firsthand how much misery it brought to Ukraine war. Madam President stressed that the government of Switzerland is willing to actively help the Ukrainian Donbass, in particular in the provision of drinking water through the modernization of infrastructure projects," said Zelensky at a press conference following the meeting with President of Switzerland in Kiev.
Ukrainian security forces were preparing to undermine the car patrol of the special monitoring of the OSCE mission at the contact line in the Donbass, told reporters the representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
According to the Agency, the command of the 35th brigade of the Ukrainian security forces were preparing a provocation with the purpose of prosecution units of the DNI.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky expects that following the meeting of the contact group on Donbass on Wednesday will decide on a ceasefire in the region.
"Today a meeting of the four subgroups, and tomorrow the finalization of this stage of the Minsk process. I expect to tomorrow at the end was the decision on the cease-fire, which is very important for Ukraine to save the lives of our people," said Zelensky at a briefing after a meeting with President of Switzerland in Kiev on Tuesday.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic over the past day has increased by seven, to 1534, said Tuesday the press service of the Ministry of health DND.
Previously, the Agency reported 1527 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in the territory of the Republic.
The humanitarian sub-group in the negotiations on the Donbass started to work in a videoconference mode, has informed journalists the representative of the office of the Ombudsman self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
"Began the meeting of the working group on humanitarian issues of the trilateral contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass. The negotiations are in the mode of videoconference", - said the representative office.
The political subgroup of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began talks in the video, said Tuesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
"Working group on political Affairs began work in the format of videoconference", - said the foreign Ministry DND.