Ukraine to Start Weapon Withdrawal in Donetsk as Truce Holds
A bullet-ridden road sign stand outside Donetsk international airport.
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Ukraine will start withdrawing weapons from a clash line in its pro-Russian separatist Donetsk region on Sunday as a truce is holding, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.
Ukrainian government troops will pull back mortars with a caliber less than 120 millimeters and cannons with a caliber less than 100 millimeters, Lysenko told reporters on Saturday in Kiev. Separatists would start weapon withdrawal on Oct. 21, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday, citing rebel commander Eduard Basurin.