Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement attempt fails for 2nd day in row through Kyiv's fault - LPR militia
STANYTSIA LUHANSKA (Luhansk region). April 7 (Interfax) - The Donbas conflicting sides have been unsuccessfully trying to disengage forces and hardware on the last pilot site, Stanytsia Luhanska, for the second day in a row, self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) militia department chief Mikhail Filipponenko told reporters.
"The Ukrainian side once again did not confirm its readiness to pull back, thus thwarting another attempt at disengaging forces and hardware," Filipponenko said.
He assured reporters that the LPR had covered its part of the road to meet the disengagement commitments.
"The LPR has complied with every norm and every requirement set for the disengagement of forces and hardware. Yet Ukraine did not respond to the white flare signaling the LPR's readiness to disengage," he said.
It was reported via the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) that the Ukrainian side was not going to disengage, he said.
"Today we have again borne witness to the non-fulfillment of obligations by Ukraine," Filipponenko said.
Kyiv said on Thursday that forces and hardware could be disengaged only if a ceasefire held for seven days.