General the center for coordination and control issues of the ceasefire and observers of the OSCE monitoring mission stressed the high level of training of the diversion of arms in self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, said at a press conference, Deputy chief of staff of the corps national police LNR Igor Yashchenko.

"Yesterday, fifteen of October, according to the schedule was carried out the diversion of mortars to long security zone, thus we successfully completed the first phase of the diversion of arms, according to the Addendum to the Minsk agreements. The withdrawal was carried out in the presence of authorized SCCC and the OSCE mission that marked the excellent quality of training for such events ", - said Yaschenko.

according to him, the withdrawal was carried out according to the schedule agreed with SCCC and SMM of the OSCE.

The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk of the contact group. Currently in the Donbass more than a month valid truce.

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. The authorities LNR have started to withdraw arms 3 October, 5 October, the Military also began to take vehicles in the Luhansk region. 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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