DND: late removal of equipment associated with the " bureaucratic procedures "
Vice-speaker of the people's Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Denis Putilin explained later removal techniques " bureaucratic procedures ".
first Deputy commander of the headquarters of the militia DND Eduard Baturin said that the militia began the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line in 09. 00 GMT Tuesday. DND takes 96 units cannons, as Well as reactive and self-propelled artillery, he said. The spokesperson of the OSCE mission in Ukraine Michael Bociurkiw stated that OSCE observers do not have the option as to assure drainage of the parties to the conflict of heavy weapons in the Donbass.
"Today is only day 1. This (late withdrawal - ed) is associated with bureaucratic procedures. We later stated that he did not have time to go. But We found a way out of this situation. To the permanent disposition of equipment, which is given Today, they (the representatives of the OSCE - as amended) will be able to have access and will check. The videos will be provided with the "quoted "" Putilina.
Putilin Also said about the readiness to proceed To a more active phase of interaction, answering that DND has a ready supply.
Ukrainian Military told Tuesday that until will not withdraw heavy weapons from the contact line in the Donbass, because the fire has not ended. Official authorized special operations security forces Andrei Lysenko said that Kyiv is ready to start the retraction of the arms once for 2 days will continue the ceasefire.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.