With arms forces of Ukraine are preparing for the withdrawal of heavy weapons within a 15-kilometer line, which was agreed in Minsk on 19 September, said on the first day of the week at a press conference, the Commissioner of the Council of national security and defence of Ukraine (NSDC) Andriy Lysenko.

" The armed forces and other law enforcement division began implementation in Minsk on 5 and 19 September agreements. Preparations for the abstraction of heavy weapons on the 15-mile milestone, " said Lysenko.

However, He added, it does not mean that All weapons will be assigned to the specified in the Memorandum distance." We do not leave strong points. All remain on the ground, " said Lysenko.


Kyiv authorities and Eastern militias are in Minsk dialogues with the mediation of the OSCE and Russia, 5 September, they agreed to a truce and a few questions about the status of the region (Minsk Protocol), and on the 19th of September was developed to implement the Memorandum of nine points.

The Memorandum was incorporated consensus about the universal stop the fire, the establishment of public security on the current line of contact, withdrawal of heavy weapons from this zone and settlements and deploy a monitoring mission of the OSCE.


Kyiv authorities since April of conduct in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of residents of Donbas. According to the UN on September eleven, the victims of the conflict was almost 3, 2 thousands of civilians, more than 8 thousand were injured body.

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