The OSCE confirms the withdrawal of heavy weapons in self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic (LNR), said in a statement on the last working day of the week the report of the ad hoc monitoring of the organization's mission (SMM).

"Hmm watched the movement of heavy weapons in the area of Lugansk. Near Pervomaysk (75 km West from Lugansk, within LNR) hmm watched the convoy of eight self-propelled howitzers, 2 armored vehicles with anti-aircraft missile complexes "Arrow" six trucks of the type " Ural ", 3 of which were loaded 122-millimeter artillery shells, according to the report of the observers.

Hmm accompanied both convoy heading from the line of contact, however, she was not allowed to progress beyond a certain point, the document says.


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.

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