Deputy Corps Commander of the Ministry of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic Eduard BasurinDONETSK, Jan 17The deputy head of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that representatives of the Right Sector organization banned in the Russian Federation are arriving at the positions of Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass, provocations in the Gorlovka direction are not ruled out. 1st brigade, up to 20 militants of the Right Sector DUK* arrived in the Novgorodsky region (under the control of Kiev — ed.),» Basurin said. He did not rule out provocations in the direction of the city of Horlivka in this regard.
Ukrainian security forces conducted aerial reconnaissance over the Donbass»Right Sector» * — Ukrainian association of radical nationalist organizations. In January and February 2014, the militants of the movement participated in clashes with law enforcement officers and the seizure of administrative buildings, and since April — in the suppression of protests in eastern Ukraine. In November 2014, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the right-wing radical association as an extremist organization and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation. In January 2015, the Right Sector* was included in the register of organizations banned in the Russian Federation. Earlier, additional measures to ensure a truce came into force in the Donbass. These measures imply a complete ban on firing, placing weapons in and near populated areas, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage operations. The engineering equipment of positions and the use of drones by the parties to the conflict near the line of contact are also prohibited. In addition, the measures provide for disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire regime. Ceasefire orders containing measures to maintain it should be in effect until the conflict is fully resolved. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev is not complying with the Minsk agreements and is dragging out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide Ukraine with military support, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass.* An organization banned in Russia Yarosh as an adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
