Ukraine’s army is starting the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the east as part of a truce, the defence ministry says.
It says the pullout of 100mm calibre artillery “is the first step” and will be monitored by OSCE observers.
Pro-Russian rebels earlier said they had started withdrawing their weapons. This has not been verified by monitors.
The ceasefire came into effect on 15 February, but the rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve just days later.
Fighting began in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions last April, a month after Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula.
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Source: Voice Of Nigeria
