The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have no intention of reacting to the OSCE statements on violation of the Minsk agreements by the May 9 military parade, head of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko stated.

"We will not react to any OSCE statements regarding the violation and the withdrawal. That's our business, and we will hold this parade at a top-notch level, with the participation of all units and all types of weapons," Zakharchenko told the press.

As to whether OSCE SMM monitors would check weapons participating in the parade, he said the OSCE representatives were not entitled to do that.

"They can watch but they cannot verify, because this is a monitoring mission," Zakharchenko said.

OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug said that the May 9 parade in Donetsk featuring weapons would be seen as a violation of the Minsk accords.

The Ukrainian mission to the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk also dubbed the May 9 military parade in Donetsk a direct and flagrant violation of the Minsk deal.

Zakharchenko told reporters last Wednesday that DPR weapons and military hardware of the WWII epoch would be demonstrated in the May 9 parade in Donetsk.