7 Oct 2016 14:23

OSCE SMM confirms disengagement completed near Petrivske - Ukraine's rep

KYIV. Oct 7 (Interfax) - The simultaneous withdrawal of forces near Petrivske, the Donetsk region, was completed and confirmed by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ukraine's representative in the Trilateral Contact Group's security subgroup Yevhen Marchuk said.

"The simultaneous withdrawal of armed forces near Petrivske has been completed. The OSCE SMM has had it checked and confirmed. A group of Ukrainian officers from the JCCC [Joint Control and Coordination Center] will remain there to conduct the round-the-clock monitoring, alongside the monitors from the OSCE SMM," Marchuk wrote on his Facebook page on Friday.