Donetsk waiting for "silence mode" with hope and fear
On Sunday at midnight local time in the Donbass must start "silence mode" - in Minsk agreed that the contact group on the settlement. In Donetsk waiting for this "day x" with hope and fear That "silence mode" will be violated.
Hope and Constantine churches without domes learned About the conclusion of a truce in Minsk on radio Sputnik. Their old receiver - only channel Bezverhih to communicate with the outside world. Together with their fellow sufferers 85-year-old wife for several months living in the basement of the school? 46 in the quarter Nitrogen. This Western outskirts of Donetsk, there are already close to the position of the Ukrainian troops. Nitrogen militia firing on security forces, those responsible for Nitrogen, getting the majority of civilians.
So Out of the basement of churches without domes afraid to go out Because the shelling can be resumed at any time.
"of course, We are tired to sit here. This is not life. In the basement is cold, there is nothing for us - pension with summer not pay. Sometimes we receive humanitarian aid. When it's all over?" - says Konstantin Vasilyevich.
To the Minsk agreements inhabitants of this basement are at the same time with hope and disbelief. Because such dialogues were in September and early winter. There are no fundamental differences Between the new version of the Minsk Protocol and previous no - churches without domes because Of his radio know It very well." If earlier consensus was not performed, then where is the guarantee That they will run now?" - says Konstantin Vasilyevich.
Under the new arrangements, "silence mode" shall occur fifteen February at midnight local time (1. 00 GMT) at the same time across the line of contact of the security forces and militias from Mariupol on the Azov sea to the village of the Luhansk on the borderline with Russia.
"Silence mode" must be only the first step in the implementation of the Protocol. Then the parties are obliged to withdraw from the contact line heavy armament branch must begin no later than the second day after the ceasefire and will end in 14 days. In addition, the militia and the Military pledged to replace all the prisoners of war on the principle of "all for all" and withdraw all foreign mercenaries - these norms are contained in the Protocol.
"We have designed a Protocol in such a sequence so that each subsequent step followed From the past," he explained Last news, one of the authors of the text of the Protocol, the speaker of the people's Council DND Andrey Purgin.
to observe the truce will be observers from the OSCE, as well as Ukrainian and Russian officers From the Joint coordination center, and surveillance (SCCC). The number of OSCE observers, According to Russian Ambassador to the organization of Andrey Kelin, on the first day of the weekend was increased by half, to around 350. As for SCCC, its Authorized already promised to fix all violations of the agreements.
at the same time as long as there is doubt whether the "silence mode" and the truth be observed. This week, after the conclusion of the contract in Minsk, clashes Between militias and security forces Continued under Mariupol (village of Sorokino) and in the area of the sadly famous " develasco boiler ". The military tried to return under the supervision of the village Logvinova That would allow them to unlock the track Debaltsevo-Artemivsk and, accordingly, to restore the supply of their troops surrounded Debaltsevo.
Continued shelling of civilians. On the evening of February 12, Under fire Gorlovka lost his life 3 the child From the same family - year-old child and two girls, six and twelve years. About new civilian casualties within the security forces were informed and Empowered the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine.
however, extremist movement "Right sector" (the activities of this organization are prohibited within the Russian Federation), the soldiers of which are widely represented in the volunteer battalions of nazvanie, has already stated That it does not recognize the Minsk agreements continues military operations and is not going to disarm.
in the Donetsk currently have cordial, in practice, the spring-like weather, the air smells of snow melt and streams. On the streets a lot of people and machines. Donetsk hope the war ended, together with winter. But artillery volleys that were coming from the Northern and Western outskirts of the city, forced to worry about how seriously the parties intend to follow their own arrangements.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.
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