22 Oct 2015 09:52

DPR army pulls back tanks on stretch from Novoazovsk to Horlivka - JCCC

DONETSK. Oct 22 (Interfax) - The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) army has pulled back tanks from the contact line, head of the Russian mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) Khasan Kaloyev told reporters on Thursday.

"We can state as of today that the DPR armed units have withdrawn tanks from the contact line [on a stretch] from Novoazovsk to Horlivka," he said.

The pullback of artillery systems will begin on October 26, he said.

"We will be controlling the withdrawal of artillery systems with calibers under 100mm on [October] 26," he said.