Kiev pulls back just 80% of heavy weapons — LPR leader
Kiev has pulled back around 80% of its heavy weapons from the contact line under the Minsk accords, but it seems that it is not planning to withdraw other weaponry, the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic said on Thursday, TASS reported.
"Yes, they have withdrawn some 80%. But another 20% [of weapons] remain on the previous positions and it seems that they are not planning to pull them back. We know this and inform the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) about this," Igor Plotnisky was quoted by the LuhanskInformCenter as saying.
Plotnitsky said the Ukrainian side has moved the best artillery at its disposal to the front line. "They have withdrawn only the equipment, which needs repair, the oldest and the most noticeable pieces, while the rest stays there," he stressed.