The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said the visit by two Communist parliamentarians from the Czech Republic to Donetsk was not authorized by Ukraine, and took place in breach of the Ukrainian legislation.

"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry protests the illegal entry of the territory of Ukraine and visit to the temporarily occupied Donetsk by Zdenek Ondracek and Stanislav Mackovik, members of the Czech Communist Party faction of the lower chamber of the parliament of the Czech Republic. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry points out that this visit was not authorized by Ukraine and breached the norms of the Ukrainian legislation governing the procedures for entering Ukraine. Restrictions envisaged by the law will be imposed on the violators," the Foreign Ministry said in a commentary released on Friday.

The Foreign Ministry called on the government, parliamentary and public circles of the Czech republic to "publicly distance themselves from such provocations, which Kyiv sees as a manifestation of disrespect of Ukraine's sovereignty and contempt of the official position of the Czech Republic and the EU on the condemnation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine."

Two Communist parliamentarians from the Czech Republic, Zdenek Ondracek and Stanislav Mackovik, arrived in Donetsk from the territory of Russia on January 14. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the purpose of their three-day visit to the DPR was to become familiar with the consequences of the military action, the humanitarian situation, and meetings with civilians.