Despite the periods of ceasefire in the Donbass, the situation is far from peaceful and the fighting can break out at any time. This opinion was voiced on Wednesday, February 14, in an interview with "Voice of America" ??by the first deputy chairman of the OSCE special monitoring mission, Alexander Hug.

According to him, the civilian population does not consider the inhabitants of the territories on the opposite side of the enemy. In addition, Hug stressed that about 40 thousand people cross the front line every day.

However, Hug noted that the militants in the Donbass use the regime of silence to prepare for new military actions.

During the truces, they dig new trenches and mine the territories, "he explained, adding that for four years of his work in the OSMM he did not see a break in the conflict, and the parties are in constant combat readiness and can" enter into conflict without delays ".

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, January 22, Hook said that the term of the special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine expires in March 2018. Therefore, the mission can leave Ukraine in March.