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Donetsk Approves Creation of Armed Forces in Self-Proclaimed Republic

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The parliament of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic adopted the Law on Defense, which envisions the creation of regular armed forces from units of armed militia.

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DONETSK (Sputnik) — The parliament of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine unanimously adopted on Friday the Law on Defense, which envisions the creation of regular armed forces from units of armed militia.

"Without this law, the defense of the state is impossible, as previously we had only militia. Now, the law clearly stipulates that all armed units become part of the [DPR] Armed Forces," the Donetsk News Agency quoted Dmitry Perepelkin, deputy head of the parliamentary committee on security and defense, as saying.

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