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Ukraine crisis: Rebels 'pull heavy weapons' from front line Ukraine crisis: Rebels 'pull heavy weapons' from front line
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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 that Ukraine had not reciprocatedThe 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. Ukraine's government said it would move its artillery by the end of Saturday.
The ceasefire appears to be holding despite sporadic violations. The European-brokered ceasefire signed in Minsk last month 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"We have withdrawn from the contact line all arms with a calibre of over 100mm," Mr Zakharchenko said.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." "We have withdrawn from the contact line all arms with a calibre of over 100mm," Mr Zakharchenko said on Saturday. "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.Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are monitoring the ceasefire agreed in Minsk, Belarus, on 12 February.
The two sides are due to create a buffer zone between them of at least 50km (30 miles) for artillery of 100mm calibre or more, 70km for multiple rocket systems and 140km for the heaviest rockets and missiles.
The UN estimates that least 6,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions erupted last April, although it says the number of fatalities could be much higher.
On Friday, Ukrainian government sources told the BBC they believed Russian troops were still entering the country.
Ukraine and Western countries have said there is clear evidence that Russia is helping the rebels with heavy weapons and soldiers.
Independent experts echo that accusation. Moscow denies it, insisting that any Russians serving with the rebels are "volunteers".