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00:53 Message from militiaman with the call sign "Grom":
23:56 LPR gave the OSCE a list of 157 people who they want to exchange. This is stated in the report of the organization about the situation in the conflict zone for March 12. SMM met with the deputy commander of Lugansk People's Republic. The representative gave observers a list of 157 people who were captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He said that the role of facilitating the exchange of detainees was assigned to the civil organization "Veterans of the war in Afghanistan," and that it was suggested to exchange on a bridge at the settlement Schastye.
23:42 Borders of Donbass regions with special status will be determined in accordance with the September Minsk agreements. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Poroshenko to one of the Ukrainian TV channels.
22:35 Ukrainian law enforcers started coordinated attacks against the People's Republic of Donetsk instead of chaotic ceasefire violations. This was said on March 13 at a briefing in the press center of Donetsk news agency by deputy commander of the DPR Ministry of Defense Corps Eduard Basurin.
22:13 The parties agreed to move to the political stage of the settlement during a video conference of the Contact Group. This was stated by Vice-Speaker of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin, "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" reports.
21:25 Summary on reports from militias and residents of LPR:
21:07 US has not made a final decision on the refusal to supply Ukraine with arms. This was told by US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt during a briefing in Kiev.
Geoffrey R. Pyatt told about President Obama's conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during which US president allegedly abandoned the idea of supplying weapons to Ukraine, according to "Ukrainian Truth".
21:01 Ukrainian military firing in the direction of the DPR militias positions. Place and date of recording are unknown.
20:45 The gunner and commander of the gun D-30, LPR militiaman Igor said that the AFU continue to systematically violate the ceasefire. AFU constantly shell positions of Donbass national militia in the area of Bakhmutka route. Over the past few days AFU conducted several attacks on checkpoints 29 and 31, using small arms, mortars and tanks during the offensive.
20:41 Video shot by the Ukrainian side on the route Seversk-Lisichansk-Novoaidar-Schastye between March 5 and 9.
20:28 DPR Ministry of Emergency Situations took out from the rubble 2 bodies of Ukrainian security officials today in the new terminal of Donetsk airport. This was reported to DAN by the DPR Ministry of Defense.
The course of the humanitarian operation was observed by representatives of the OSCE and the Red Cross. As noted in the Ministry of Defense, there was a distant cannonade today and "it allowed" employees of international missions to be present during work.
20:22 7 firings on positions of ATO forces were conducted in Shirokino today. It is reported by the defense headquarters of Mariupol. It is specified that the fire was conducted with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. Also, the positions of the ATO forces are often fired by snipers. It is stated that there were no injuries.
20:18 Extraordinary Russian Emergencies Ministry convoy carrying humanitarian aid for the people of LPR crossed the border and headed to Lugansk on March 13. This was reported to LuganskInformTsentr by the LPR Center on recovery management (CRM).
According to the representative of the CRM, a convoy consists of 24 cars that will bring capital food, building materials and materials for sowing to the LPR.
In the afternoon of March 13 unloading of trucks from Russia began in Makeyevka.
20:12 Roundup of Novorossia for March 12-13
1. Eduard Basurin reported that the Ukrainian military conducted dozens cases of shelling of militias positions last day.
2. Eduard Basurin: Kiev deliberately moves equipment up to the front line rather than removing arms from the contact line.
3. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry will send a two additional humanitarian convoys to Donbass.
4. NSDC drew "zones of special status" on the map of Donbass.
5. Joint appeal of the DPR and LPR heads Zakharchenko and Plotnitsky to French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel.
6. Kiev was given 24 hours to determine the status of Donbas regions.
7. ICR filed criminal case against US citizen Robert Scales.
8. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of the National Security Council that the country strengthens its combat potential and continues to build up defenses.
9. Dozens of Odessa residents gathered today to protest at the local bakery.
10. The police will help the "Couch troops."
20:08 Map of hostilities and events in Novorossia with a designation of zones of guerrilla activity during March 12-13, 2015
19:44 US and Ukraine planned long joint military exercises of regular units the US Armed Forces and the National Guard soldiers in Yavorov. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov, "Ukrinform" writes.
19:31 Ukrainian journalist Alexander Rudomanov claimed that there was a fight (using mortars) near the settlement Granitnoye for over an hour by 16:45 (MSK). Rudomanov stressed that the Ukrainian military have no casualties.
19:03 The overview of map of hostilities in Novorossia for March 12
19:00 OSCE documented continuing shelling in the area of the so-called ATO. This is stated in the report of the organization about the situation in the conflict zone on March12. Observers reported of 90 explosions that were heard in the area of Donetsk airport, but it was problematic for SMM to determine the type and target of the shots. In Volnovakha observers recorded two explosions, shells were released from the east of the city. Being at the checkpoint "DPR" on the road N-20 in 10 km from Donetsk, observers recorded 11 explosions of shells fired from a distance of about 5 km west of their location. Shooting was recorded in Krutaya Balka with small-caliber weapons. In the area Pervomaisk observers heard two shell breaks sounding around Peski. Fire could be heard in the area of Dzerzhinsk with both small-caliber weapons and heavy equipment from the south-east. Observers in Berdyanskoye, in the area of Mariupol, heard small arms firefights that eventually became more intense and transformed into battles with grenade launchers, tanks, MANPADS and heavy equipment. Observers heard the sound of 120mm to 82 mm gun shots, and 15 shots of tanks from areas around Shirokino controlled by the AFU. There were also 2 T-64 tanks observed, which conducted about 20 shots towards Shirokino.
17:00 Video of the use of phosphorus ammunition by AFU near the settlement Peski on March 11, 2015
16:56 According to the Ukrainian side, it is quieter in Shirokino today. On average, there was shelling every 2 hours. It is alleged that Ukrainian divisions moved to a small river Shirokaya.
13:02 Ukrainian security forces respect the ceasefire on the most part of contact line, but hot spots still remain, head of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko said in an interview with Donetsk news agency.
DPR head said that ceasefire violations are increasing with the arrival of fresh forces to the positions of Ukrainian security officials.
12:55 Ukrainian army military shelled DPR residential neighborhoods of settlements and militia positions62 times last day, the Ministry of Defense reported on March 13.
According to defense officials, the shelling of settlements was also conducted with artillery.
11:48 According to local residents, the sounds of explosions and gunfire could be heard in Lugansk about 9:15. They were heard from somewhere in the east.
11:11 From 20:00 of March 12 to 6 am of March 13 ATO forces positions were fired 16 times. This was stated by the ATO speaker Anatoly Stelmakh. It is stated that small arms and rocket-propelled grenades were used. Harassing fire was basically conducted.
10:20 Message from military correspondent with the call sign "Steppe":
10:07 Summary of hostilities in Novorossia for 03/12/2015
9:23 The consequences of the fighting in the village of "8 Marta" in Debaltsevo (photos, video)
9:11 Map of hostilities and events in Novorossia with a designation of zones of guerrilla activity for March 11, 2015