19 Jul 2015 14:54

Donetsk urges Kyiv to withdraw arms with caliber of less than 100mm following DPR and LPR

MOSCOW. July 19 (Interfax) - The military leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) hopes that Kyiv will follow the example of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbas and withdraw weapons with caliber of less than 100mm.

"We have announced that we are pulling out unilaterally, the same as we have withdrawn troops from Shyrokyne. We keep our word and hope that Kyiv will follow suit and withdraw armaments after us," senior official from the DPR Defense Ministry Eduard Basurin has told Interfax.

Earlier the General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces said Ukrainian formations involved in the military operation in Donbas had not received orders to withdraw armaments with caliber smaller than 100mm from the separation line.