The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded an investigation into an incident with a bus at Volnovakha, in which Kyiv suspects the separatists

In Russia, they demanded to investigate the explosion of a bus near Volnovakha, of which Kiev accused the separatists. So far, the alleged evidence of the involvement of the Donetsk "People’s Republic" in the incident is distributed in the media, others put forward unexpected versions of what happened. Meanwhile, the incident can seriously complicate the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. While the OSCE indicates a deterioration in the situation and respond to observers, in Kiev they announce new mobilizations, and the military go to the east of the country.

The fact that Moscow insists on an objective investigation of the shelling of a bus in the Donbass, said the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We firmly expect that it will be an objective, impartial investigation that will take place. In favor of this, the UN Security Council in the statement that we supported supported this,” the minister continued. “We will keep the situation under control, we will ensure that this investigation does not comprehend the fate of the investigation that should be carried out under other incidents,” the website of the Russian foreign ministry quotes his words.

"There are already estimates that show the presence of several versions of what happened, but they must be carefully examined before pointing to someone with a finger, like our Western and Ukrainian colleagues love to do," he added.

The Russian Foreign Ministry previously called the shelling of the bus "The next crime of the Kiev security forces." The US State Department, on the contrary, accused the separatists. The UN Security Council condemned what happened and demanded an “objective investigation” of the incident in order to attract those responsible for justice.

Meanwhile, representatives of the self -proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” told Interfax that they were ready to enter the multilateral working group to investigate the incident. The DPR has already opened a criminal case on the fact of shelling the bus near Volnovakha, the portal of the separatists reports. They consider the incident a terrorist attack: "Unknown persons used rifle and artillery weapons near the GAI Volnovakh post ... According to the information received during the investigation, the passengers were injured due to the explosion of the anti -personnel mines," the report said.

The mission of OSCE observers proposed to create a joint investigation group, which will include representatives of the joint center for compliance with the truce. The organization said that the passengers of the bus died from the impact of "damaging fragments of high inertia", it is not possible to install the type of weapon yet, TASS writes.

Bus explosion in Volnovakha: versions of what happened

Recall that the incident occurred the day before, January 13. Halfway between Donetsk and Mariupol in the Volnovakha region, the shell hit the passenger bus traveling from Donetsk. 12 people died, 14 are in the hospital.

The Donetsk city administration immediately stated that the shifters of the Donetsk Republic of Donetsk carried out the shelling of the road checkpoint. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Prosecutor General was opened a criminal case of a terrorist act. At the same time, separatists are named the culprits of the incident. They "carried out a targeted blow using the Grad reactive volley fire system, using more than 40 shells," the department said.

The separatists denied their involvement in the tragic incident. “We do not have the opportunity to shell this checkpoint either from Telmanov or from Elena, the Ukrainian side needs to understand what happened on its territory in its deep rear. It is very far from the line of contact, especially for mortars,” said the speaker of the People’s Council of the DPR Andrei Purgin. The DPR representative Denis Pushilin did not even exclude that what happened could be a "provocation" from Kyiv.

Meanwhile, the Slon publication gives data that indicates that the checkpoint in the Bugasa area was in the area of ​​separatists' artillery. In addition, the site indicated that on the afternoon of January 13, on the accounts on social networks that are dedicated to the actions of the separatists, there was a message about a successful artillery strike on the Ukrainian checkpoint near Volnovakha.

Other Russian media media, citing military experts, argue that the tragedy is the result of not artillery shelling, but a blow to a mine. “The bus is not even a military equipment, there would be nothing left of it, it would have collapsed into pieces,” the words of the expert, colonel of the reserve of the Russian army, Alexander Peredenzhiev, quotes Vesti.ru . The website of the Russian television channel indicates that "on one of the photos on the bus there is a metal video - these are just used as damaging elements in the OZM -72 mine - it is also called" frog ", since when demolition it flows up to increase the affected area."

Meanwhile, the UNIAN Ukrainian agency published a video on which, according to the portal, it is clear how the checkpoint was fired and "how the smoke rises from the fallen shell that struck the bus with civilians."

Poroshenko signed a mobilization decree, the Donbass battalion is east

Note that the incident can seriously complicate the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who expressed condolences to relatives and announced on January 15 the day of mourning by victims of hostilities in the east of the country, signed a decree on mobilization in 2015. In accordance with the decree, three waves of partial mobilization will be carried out. It is reported by Ukrainian Pravda .

"I gave an order to the Minister of Defense, the head of the administration, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council to clearly control that these proportions are clearly observed ... I draw your attention to the observance of the principle of social justice. To protect the homeland is not only the work of workers and peasants. Do not refuse to representatives of the local political elite in this opportunity," said Poroshenko, quoted by UNIAN .

Prior to this, it became known about the movement of the Ukrainian military towards Donbass: the second assault company of the fighters of the Ukrainian battalion Donbass went a column of several dozen vehicles to the zone of the so -called "anti -terrorist operation", reports UNN . Earlier, on January 11, the Donbass battalion marched in the center of Kiev, demanding the return of soldiers to the zone of the "counter -terrorist operation".

Against this background, the OSCE announced a significant deterioration in the situation in the Donbass. "There are reports of a large number of victims among the civilians," the mission website says. On the eve of the head of the OSCE monitoring mission Ertugul Apakan called on the parties to show restraint.

Today it became known that by mid -February, the OSCE will bring the number of observers in Ukraine to the maximum 500 people. This was stated at a press conference by the deputy head of the OSCE mission in Ukraine Alexander Khug. He also announced the proposal of the organization to establish a local truce around the Donetsk airport and begin joint patrolling of the territory.

Meanwhile, in the coming days, a meeting of the contact group to resolve the conflict may take place . This was stated by the authorities of Ukraine and the separatists. The idea that negotiations will take place the other day is in the OSCE.

It should be noted that a peaceful settlement in eastern Ukraine was to be discussed at the level of the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, France and Chancellor of Germany on January 15 in Astana, but the meeting was postponed . The other day, negotiations in the Norman format were held in Berlin, in which the heads of the foreign policy departments of Germany, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and France participated.