The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic started the withdrawal of equipment and weapons of caliber of 100 millimeters from the line of contact in Novoazovskiy district, said media reports.
The removal of equipment and weapons takes place in the presence of authorized special monitoring mission of the OSCE and the Joint center for monitoring and coordination of the ceasefire in the Donbass, reports " Donetsk news Agency ".
As reported in the Ministry of defence DND, it is expected that on Wednesday, on the "South" direction will be given 10 tanks. On Tuesday, Ukrainian security forces claimed to have launched the second phase of withdrawal techniques, he began in the area of Debaltsevo Donetsk region. Before that, the Ukrainian security services stated that the second phase of the withdrawal of tanks and artillery of calibre of 100 millimetres and mortars of a caliber of 120 millimeters will begin Tuesday morning in the area debaltseve in the Donetsk region. Militia LNR said In proshedshiy Thursday about the completion of the first phase of the diversion of arms a caliber of less than 100 millimeters, the Ukrainian Military has announced that it has completed the 1st stage of the withdrawal on the last working day of the week. In DNR intend to begin Withdrawal on October 21, Under condition of observance of the mode of silence. From 1 September in the Donbass entered into force another truce, both parties and observers state that it is observed. At the end of September was signed the agreement about the withdrawal in the Donbass weapons of a caliber of less than 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline. This process will be gradual. Order challenge: at 1st turn, ? the part of the line of contact in the LNR, including Lugansk (sector "North" ), then ? the remaining part of the front, including DNR (sector South ). According to the official envoy of the General staff of VSU Vladislav Seleznyov, Ukrainian armed forces completed the Withdrawal of weapons up To a caliber of 100 millimeters in the Luhansk region on October 18 in Donetsk ? Until November 12. All of the action, according to plan, will take 41 days. Thus, according to the text of the Treaty, With the threat of the diversion of weapons liaison group may convene an urgent meeting.

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