Withdrawal of forces disrupted through Ukraine's fault - LPR
LUHANSK. Feb 21 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian party did not confirm its readiness to pull back the weaponry in Donbas, the press service of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) People's Militia said.
"Kyiv has been disrupting for the second consecutive day the agreements on withdrawal of weaponry, which have been reached in Minsk on February 15," the LPR military agency said in a statement.
The LPR People's Militia was ready to begin the disengagement of forces synchronously with the Ukrainian side, the document said.
"The Ukrainian side did not unfortunately reaffirm its readiness for this step that indicates its reluctance to stop the shelling of our territories and implement the Minsk Agreements even in this part," the self-proclaimed republic's defense agency said.
The People's Militia also said continuing attacks on the LPR territory also indicate that Ukraine had been unwilling to fulfil the Minsk Agreements.
"One shelling from the Katerynivka populated locality outside Kyiv's control against the People's Militia positions in the Molodizhne populated area was recorded as of 6 p.m. At the same time, hostiles used an 82mm mortar, having fired eight mines on the LPR territory," the agency said.
The LPR People's Militia earlier said that they had been ready to begin the disengagement of forces from the contact line in Donbas at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
