OSCE observers do not have the option as to assure drainage of the parties to the conflict of heavy weapons in the Donbass, said on Tuesday, press Secretary of the OSCE mission in Ukraine Michael Bociurkiw.

first Deputy commander of the headquarters of the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Baturin said that the militia began the withdrawal of heavy weapons From the contact line in 09. 00 GMT Tuesday. Plenipotentiary representative of the self-proclaimed Lugansk people's Republic Vladislav Deinega, for his part, said that LNR ready from February 24 to accelerate the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but will take into account the actions of Ukraine. Ukrainian Military told Tuesday that until will not withdraw heavy weapons From the contact line in the Donbass, because the fire has not ended.

"In order to properly observe and confirm the movement of equipment, we need 3 rules: we have To give (the parties to the conflict - as amended) the data that they have, the location of heavy equipment at the moment, the way of removing heavy equipment and storage areas in the future after the withdrawal," said Bociurkiw in the Ukrainian radio " Vesti ".

according to him, the OSCE to date there is no confirmation about the allotment of weapons." From parties received information and reports about the fact that they move technique, but we cannot assure you, because we asked the parties a written confirmation of their movement, but this was never confirmed as amended), " said he.

according to him, the OSCE mission was seen as in the Donbass only the movement of heavy equipment within the area of special operations, as well as the location of this equipment. According to him, for effective mission work necessary rules and access to conflict zones.

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. The next meeting of the contact group on 12 February ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, 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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