In the case of continuation of the dangerous deterioration of the situation in the east of Ukraine, in order to protect the integrity of our country and the security of the citizens, the NSDC may include the issue of the imposition of martial law in the agenda. This was stated by Secretary of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov in his comment.

According to him, the active aggressive actions of the Russian occupation forces lead to the systematic deterioration of the situation in the east of the country. "Continuous shellings with the use by the Russian aggressors of powerful weapons, modern means of guidance and correction of fire prohibited by the Minsk agreements lead to heavy losses among our military. Over the last day, we lost seven Ukrainian soldiers, 14 were injured", - he said underlining that our military "strictly abide by the Minsk agreements and use weapons only in response to bloody provocations of the Russian invaders".