The Ukrainian Military has completed the withdrawal of the first part of the weapon in the direction of Donetsk, said on the first day weekend at a press conference official authorized the administration of the President of Ukraine on the problems of fighting Andrei Lysenko.

at the end of September was signed the agreement about the withdrawal of weapons with a caliber of not more than 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline. This process takes place in 2 stages. Militia LNR told 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 said it has completed the 1st stage of the withdrawal on the last working day of the week. In the DPR on 22 October told that the Republic has completed the withdrawal of tanks from the line of contact from Donetsk to Gorlovka. On Tuesday the Ukrainian law enforcers told that has started the second phase of withdrawal of equipment.

"Ukrainian Soldiers have finished the 1st phase diversion of military equipment and weapons on Donetsk the direction. For example, in certain areas of concentration during the day were allotted to tanks. In case of violation of the Minsk arrangements the illegal armed groups, our soldiers are ready to go back, to take their places, " - said Lysenko.

according to his statement, the next step During this phase allotment will be to test equipment designated representatives of the OSCE mission.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. On February 12, negotiations were consensus about stop fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine for change about the decentralization of power and consolidation of special status " of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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