Ukrainian military says it is completing the withdrawal of heavy weapons

Withdrawal of heavy weapons is the second measure in the 13-point overall solution to implement the Minsk 2 agreement.

The Ukrainian military announced yesterday (March 7) that it was completing the withdrawal of heavy weapons, under the terms of the Minsk peace agreement, to end the conflict in the East that has claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people.

The Ukrainian army is completing the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (photo: RT)

On the same day, Mr. Anatoliy Stelmakh, spokesman for the Ukrainian military, said that the force had completed the first stage of withdrawing heavy weapons, pulling 100 mm caliber guns away from the front line.

Withdrawing heavy weapons is the second measure in the 13-point overall solution to implement the Minsk 2 agreement signed by the Trilateral Contact Group (Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE) on February 12 to resolve the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Yesterday was also the deadline for the parties to complete the withdrawal of heavy weapons. The opposition forces in the East also announced on the same day that they had completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line./.

According to VOV