Ukrainian military on the line of contact in the Donetsk region. File photoWASHINGTON, Jan 19 The Russian Embassy in Canada stated that Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, with her comments about what happened in Donbass, does not contribute to the de-escalation of the situation. this social network about the dead Ukrainian soldiers «in the war with Russia on the eastern front» caused extreme bewilderment. «The Ukrainian 'soldiers' mentioned in Minister Joly's statement are participants in Kiev's military punitive operation against its citizens in the east of the country,» the Russian diplomatic mission emphasized. «/>The DPR announced the arrival of a new group of Right Sector fighters * «Such language, expressed on behalf of a member of the Canadian cabinet, distorts reality and does not contribute to efforts to stabilize the situation and resume the settlement of the intra-Ukrainian conflict on the basis of the Minsk agreements,» the embassy said. Ukrainian authorities in April 2014, they launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR and LPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags 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 military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. At the same time, Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the intra-Ukrainian conflict and is interested in Kiev overcoming the political and economic crisis. walk on the edge.» What begins in Donbass
