Ukrainian marine battalion leaves its positions in Mariupol sector - DPR militia

DONETSK. Feb 26 (Interfax) - A battalion of marines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has left its positions in the Mariupol sector, Eduard Basurin, the spokesperson of the militia of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said.

"Servicemen of the marine battalion have retreated from their positions near the settlements of Hnutove and Talakivka, wishing to save their lives," Basurin told journalists on Saturday.