NATO Secretary General called the implementation of the Minsk agreements the only way to restore peace.

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg said that during the conflict in the Donbass almost 3 thousand people were killed. Civilians. This was reported by the press service of the President of Ukraine on the results of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission.

"The NATO Secretary General stated that the conflict in the east of Ukraine still takes many lives, more than 10 thousand were killed. People, including almost 3 thousand. Civilians ", the message says..

Stoltenberg called the implementation of the Minsk agreements the only way to resolve the situation and restore peace in Ukraine.

"Obviously, the ceasefire is not respected. We are also concerned about the increasing threat to OSCE observers.

Minsk agreements remain the only way to peace, "the secretary general concluded..

Earlier it was reported that NATO plans to provide Ukraine with equipment for satellite communications, and recently the Alliance recently handed over to Ukraine modern equipment for cyber defense.

It was also reported that NATO allocated 40 million euros to Ukraine through 10 trust funds. The funds will be used in such sectors as command control, cyber defense and medical rehabilitation.