MOSCOW: The prime minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk said today that the pro-Russian rebels have removed artillery from frontline areas where Ukraine had also withdrawn, in line with a peace plan signed Saturday.
“We have withdrawn artillery but only in those areas where the Ukrainian regular units have done the same. Where Ukraine hasn’t withdrawn artillery, we also haven’t done so,” the rebel leader, Alexander Zakharchenko told the Interfax news agency.
He said that the rebels were only withdrawing heavy artillery: “This all only concerns artillery with calibre greater than 100 mm.”
On Saturday, government forces and pro-Kremlin separatists …read more
Source: theSun
