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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has urged Ukrainians not to panic over the situation on the eastern part of Ukraine, and said that the situation is under control.

“I want to stress: destabilization of the situation and panic is a weapon of our enemy equal to tanks, armored vehicles and Kalashnikovs (assault riffles). It makes it possible, without deep penetration into the territory, to attempt to destabilize the situation all over the country,” Poroshenko said during a National Security and Defense Council meeting on Aug. 28.