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Kiev has no control over the observance of the Ukrainian security forces truce in the Donbass, it was stated by the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic.
Earlier in the LC representation in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) reported that Ukrainian troops on Saturday violated the ceasefire by opening sniper fire on the positions of the LC at the line of contact in Donbas, one militia fighter was killed.
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.
Cars 97 humanitarian convoy of EMERCOM of Russia with aid to residents of Donbas have finished unloading at the warehouses in the Luhansk and went back to Russia, told RIA Novosti on Thursday, the press service of the emergencies Ministry of the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic.
The previous convoy with humanitarian aid arrived in Donbass on 19 December 2019.
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.
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.
The self-proclaimed authorities of the Luhansk national Republic was restored Sterjovski road bridge, which was blown up by saboteurs in 2018, said on Wednesday the head of the LC Leonid beekeeper.
On the night of 21 may 2018 has exploded under the control of LC Starovskogo road bridge on the highway M-21 Krasnyi Luch - Lugansk. The MGB LNR accused of undermining Ukrainian saboteurs. As a result of destruction of a road bridge, an accident with a car, injured three people.
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 number of recorded cases of infection with coronavirus infection in the self-proclaimed Lugansk national Republic has reached 609, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the press service of the Ministry of health LC.
According to the published data of the Ministry of health LNR, on July 26 in the Republic were identified 608 infected COVID-19. Also, the Ministry reported the deaths of 15 people, diagnosed with coronavirus.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Lugansk people's Republic accused the Ukrainian security forces in the mining of farmland in the area controlled by Kiev of the settlement of Orekhovo at the contact line in the Donbass.
Earlier, the people's militia LNR accused the Ukrainian security forces in the mining of the territories controlled Kiev near the village of Golden-4, in an area which is planned to open the crossing point "Pervomaisk-gold."
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
The official representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic Yakov Osadchiy called a provocation the statement of Kiev about the violation of the ceasefire regime in the Donbass.
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 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.
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 command of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic issued an order on additional measures to monitor the ceasefire in the Donbass, which take effect from midnight on 27 July.
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 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.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic has recorded the arrival of foreign snipers instructors on positions of Ukrainian security forces at the contact line in the Donbass, told reporters the official representative of the defense Ministry of the Republic of Yakov Osadchiy.
The meeting of the contact group was held on Wednesday in the video. The press service of the foreign Ministry of the self-proclaimed DND stated 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. Additional control measures the current ceasefire in the Donbass, among other things, include a ban on the activities of sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRG) and fire, including sniper.
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.
Two new cases of infection with coronavirus was the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic for a day, the total number of infected rose to 608, told RIA Novosti Sunday at the press service of the Ministry of health LC.
According to the published data of the Ministry of health LNR, on July 25 in the Republic were identified 606 infected COVID-19. Also, the Ministry reported the deaths of 15 people, diagnosed with coronavirus.
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.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Ukrainian law enforcers, adjusted the fire on controlled by the militia of the village of Golden-5 in the Donbass, told reporters on Saturday the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier, the national police LNR said about the mortar shelling of the village of gold 5 in the Donbass, during the shelling damaged the house and substation, a broken high voltage line.
Ukrainian security forces on Saturday opened fire on a residential area controlled by the self-proclaimed Lugansk people's Republic the village of Golden-5 in the Donbass, told reporters the official representative of the national police LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
"In Slavyanoserbsk direction fighters of the 30th brigade (armed forces of Ukraine - ed.)... of mortars of caliber of 120 millimeters fired at the settlement of the gold-5" - said Osadchiy.
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.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus infection in the self-proclaimed Lugansk national Republic has reached 606, told reporters on Saturday in a press-service of the Ministry of health LC.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of health LNR, July 24, in the Republic revealed 605 infected COVID-19. Also, the Ministry reported the deaths of 15 people, diagnosed with coronavirus.
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 security forces put weapons and equipment in residential districts of Kiev-controlled settlements in the Donbass, said on Friday the official representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic Yakov Osadchiy.
At the end of September 2015 signed an agreement on the withdrawal of weapons caliber greater than 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline. This process ended on 12 November 2015. The people's militia LC has repeatedly accused Ukrainian security forces in the placement of weapons and military equipment near the houses in the settlements at the contact line in the Donbass.
Foreign Minister of breakaway Luhansk people's Republic, the Plenipotentiary representative LNR at the talks in Minsk Vladislav Danego expressed bewilderment concerning the statement of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce in the Donbass must be signed by the representatives of the countries participating in the Normandy format.
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 Ukrainian forces seven times over the past week, fired at the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic, said Friday the official representative of the national police LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
The seventeenth of July in LNR said that the Ukrainian security forces four times violated the ceasefire in Donbass for the week.
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.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic urges the Ukrainian security forces not to obey the orders of the command of the armed forces of Ukraine for the shelling of the Republic, told reporters the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier, the national police LNR said about the shelling on Thursday of the LC under the control of the village of Frunze in the Donbass. According to authorities, the shelling damaged four houses.
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 self-proclaimed head of the Luhansk national Republic Leonid beekeeper has abolished the compulsory isolation for those coming from Russia, said at a briefing to journalists by the Minister of health LNR Natalia Pashchenko.
LC power because of the threat of the spread of coronavirus in the end of March suspended the transportation and pass of citizens in the Russian Federation. The sixteenth of June, the emergency sanitary and anti-epidemic Commission (CSPC) under the government of the LC in connection with the improvement of the epidemiological situation with coronavirus had allowed the people LNR the Russian Federation to receive Russian passports. Was later allowed to travel and enter the Republic from Russia all having the registration on the territory of the Republic, with a mandatory 14-day self-isolation.
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.
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 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 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.
Ukrainian security forces hit a landmine in the area controlled by the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic settlement Mironovsky at the contact line in the Donbass, said the media officer of the press service of the LPR militia Ivan Filimonenko.
"In connection with the bombings of the Ukrainian soldiers on their own minefields, the command of tactical group (OTG) North sent a team of engineering support of the 12 people in the zone of responsibility of the 3rd battalion of the 24th brigade in the area of the settlement Mironovsky to clarify the forms of landmines and demining in certain areas, with the aim of preventing losses among the military personnel of armed forces of Ukraine", - said Filimonenko.
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.
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 Wednesday RIA Novosti in the press service of the LPR militia.
According to the representation of the LC in SCCC, July 20, Ukrainian security forces twice violated the silence regime.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus infection in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic for three days increased by one and reached 601, told reporters Wednesday in a press-service of the Ministry of health LC.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of health LNR, on July 19 in the Republic, it was revealed 600 infected COVID-19. Also, the Ministry reported the deaths of 15 people, diagnosed with coronavirus.
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.
Three civilians were killed and 40 injured in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic as a result of actions of the Ukrainian security forces during the year of the indefinite ceasefire declared in the Donbass, said the representative LNR at the political subgroup of the contact group Rodion Miroshnik.
July 21, 2019 in the Donbass acts consistent contact group's indefinite ceasefire.
Representatives of Kiev in the political sub-group on Donbass during the discussion of the timing of the transfer of border and constitutional reforms adhered to the dualistic position, said RIA Novosti the representative of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic in the subgroup Rodion Miroshnik.
Earlier Tuesday, there were meetings of political, humanitarian, economic sub-groups and groups on security issues. Wednesday will be a meeting of the contact group.
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.
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 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.
Ukrainian security forces on Monday opened fire artorudy the caliber of 122 mm in the zone of responsibility of the people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic to the village of Sanzharivka in the Donbass, told reporters the press service of the defense Ministry LNR.
"Since the beginning of the current day fighters 24 teams fired at the settlement Sanzharovka from 122-millimetric artillery", - said the representative of the press service of the Ministry.
Employees of the Ministry of state security (MGB) of the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic blocked the channel of deliveries of drugs from the territory controlled by Kiev, the methadone is withdrawn for the sum more than 1,5 million rubles, told RIA Novosti in the center for interaction with the public (CVO) of the MGB LNR.
"Employees of the Ministry of state security people's Republic of Lugansk sustainable liquidated the channel of smuggling of narcotic drugs in the Republic, organized by the SBU together with the Ukrainian national police," - said the representative of the CVO of the Ministry.
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 Sunday at the DNR office in SCCC stated four violations of the cease-fire.
Ukrainian security forces two times 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, the national police LNR said about the shelling on Sunday, government-controlled Republic of the village of Kalynivka.
The Ukrainian command to start withdrawing foreign fighters from positions near the contact line in the Donbass. This was stated by the official representative of the national police LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
According to him, foreign fighters participated in the conflict on the side of Kiev.
Ukrainian security forces equipped positions in the vicinity of breeding forces in the Donbas have partly controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine the village of gold, said the official representative of the people's militia of LPR Yakov Osadchiy.
"Soldiers of the compounds (30-th brigade armed forces of Ukraine - ed.) are working on the equipment revetments for military vehicles on the outskirts of the village of gold," - said Osadchiy reporters.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Lugansk people's Republic accused the Ukrainian security forces in the continuation of the mining areas near planned contact group for the opening of the checkpoint "Lugansk-Happiness" in the Donbass.
Previously, the people's militia LNR said that the Ukrainian security forces have established 36 anti-tank mines in the area controlled by the Kiev city Happiness across the road, which is regularly used for the movement of civilians and patrol of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Ukrainian law enforcers, adjusted the fire on controlled by the militia of the village of Kalynivka in the Donbass, said on Sunday to journalists the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier, the national police LNR said about the mortar shelling of the village of Kalynivka in the Donbass.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic declared about the destruction of the positions of the Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass.
"Adequate action of our defenders firing activity of the enemy was prevented in time", — told reporters the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus infection in the self-proclaimed Lugansk national Republic has reached 600 per day identified five of the diseased, told reporters on Sunday, the press service of the Ministry of health LNR.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of health LNR, July 18, in the Republic revealed 595 cases with COVID-19. Also, the Ministry reported the deaths of 15 people, diagnosed with coronavirus.
Ukrainian law enforcers have deployed weapons and equipment in residential quarters of settlements in the Donbass, told reporters the representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
"Our intelligence said the enemy violations of international humanitarian law. Placing military equipment to the UIC in residential areas of the settlements on the territory controlled by Ukrainian militants threaten the lives and health of civilians," - said the representative office.
Ukrainian security forces on Sunday opened fire with mortars of caliber of 120 millimeters for the controlled self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic to the village of Kalynivka in the Donbass, told reporters the official representative of the national police LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
"Today, the fighters of the 24th brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine from the direction of the settlement Svetlodarsk (controlled by Kiev - ed.) fired Minsk agreements prohibited the mortar with a caliber of 120 millimeters the settlement Kalynivka" - said Osadchiy.
Blockade by Kiev and the fighting in the Donbass has caused a severe blow metallurgy in the region, said the self-proclaimed head of the Luhansk national Republic Leonid beekeeper.
Earlier, the head LNR said about the competitiveness of coal of the Republic in this market.
Ukrainian security officials said on Sunday that recorded 13 attacks on their positions in the Donbass for the last days.
As stated in the press center of the headquarters operations of the United forces of Ukraine, published in Facebook, militia per day "13 times violated the ceasefire regime".
Ukraine has already "refused" to Donbass and claims to the Crimea, said the former member of Parliament Eugene Moore in the broadcast channel "OUR". The release record published on the YouTube channel policy.
"Failure" of Kyiv from these territories, he explained, "the unwillingness to pay money" to the people living there.
Activists of youth organizations of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic (LNR) during a rally memory of those killed during the shelling in Lugansk in July 2014 urged to stop war in Donbass, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Jul eighteenth 2014 as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces of the Eastern neighborhoods of Lugansk at the intersection of residential area killed eight civilians, two more people died later from his injuries.
Ukrainian security forces three times broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Saturday journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Friday, the DNR reported five ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
Four new cases of infection with coronavirus was the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic for a day, the total number of infected has increased to 595, told RIA Novosti on Saturday, the press service of the Ministry of health LC.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of health LNR on July 17 in the Republic were identified 591 people with COVID-19. Also, the Ministry had reported earlier about the death of 14 people diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Ukrainian security officials four times over the past week, fired at the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic, said Friday the officer of the press service of the LPR militia Alexander Moseykin.
The tenth of July in LNR said that the Ukrainian security forces three times broke the truce in the Donbass for the week.
Coal mined in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, competitive in the market, said the head LNR Leonid beekeeper in comments published by his press service.
Earlier in late April, the government LNR said about the start of reorganization of the coal industry of the Republic, which expects to make a profit, the enterprises, and establish timely payment of wages and social security for the miners. As part of the reorganization in the LC established the state mining company "Republican fuel company Vostokugol', which included a number of mines of the Republic.
Checkpoint "Elenovka" on the contact line in the Donbass will be opened on July 17, controlled self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic territory will be admitted only under special permission to enter, said on Sunday in an interdepartmental operational headquarters of the DNR 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.
Party "Opposition platform For life," said he would initiate a resolution in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which will hold local elections in the Kiev-controlled areas of Donbas.
Earlier, the Parliament of Ukraine appointed on 25 October, the next local elections the relevant draft resolution was supported by 326 parliamentarians when the required minimum of 226 votes, while the elections 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.