Ukraine and separatist troops begin withdrawal from Luhansk town

The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday said they had begun withdrawing troops from a key area of war-scarred Luhansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region.

Large parts of the eastern Donbass region have been under the control of pro-Russian separatists since April 2014.

“The process of troop withdrawal began by both sides… in the area of Zolote-4,” Ukraine’s army said on Facebook.

Vladislav Deinego, representative of the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, also said the troop pullback in the area had begun.

Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe confirmed the move in a statement.

Via DW/ OSCE

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