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Ukraine rebels 'pull heavy weapons' Ukraine crisis: Rebels 'pull heavy weapons' from front line
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The pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, says they have "fully removed" heavy weapons from the front line, as agreed in a ceasefire deal. Pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, says they have "fully removed" heavy weapons from the front line, as agreed in a ceasefire deal.
The claim was made by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, who added: "Ukraine has not yet done it." The claim was made by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, who added that Ukraine had not reciprocated
Under the European-brokered truce signed in Minsk last month, both sides are to move artillery from the front.Under the European-brokered truce signed in Minsk last month, both sides are to move artillery from the front.
The ceasefire appears to be holding despite sporadic violations.The ceasefire appears to be holding despite sporadic violations.
"We have withdrawn from the contact line all arms with a calibre of over 100mm," Mr Zakharchenko said. "Unfortunately, Ukraine has not done that."
At least 6,000 people are believed to have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions erupted last April, a month after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are monitoring the ceasefire agreed in Minsk, Belarus, on 12 February.