Withdrawal of heavy weapons under the Minsk agreements, from the separation line within the Donetsk national Republic will begin, as scheduled, on 21 October, said on the first day of the week Last news authorized the Ministry of defense of the self-proclaimed DND.

"DNR plans to take engineering 21 (October - ed.). 20 th from the area of Debaltsevo will be given weapons LNR. As for DND, as long as the date did not change ", - said the head of the Department.

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.

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. The withdrawal of the arms is performed in two stages, 1st stage is the removal of the weapons in the Luhansk region, the second - in Donetsk. 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 DNR intend to begin Withdrawal on October 21, under condition of observance of the mode of silence.

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