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Ukraine and separatist troops begin withdrawal from Luhansk town

cde.news desk 30 October 2019, 12:15 · 1 min read

epa07522727 Ukrainian servicemen walk to their position not far from Popasna village of Luhansk region, Ukraine, 21 April 2019, issued 23 April 2019. Presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky received 73.23 percent of the vote, while his opponent, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, was supported by 24.45 percent of the voters after the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Ukraine processed 99.87 percent of protocols. EPA-EFE/MARKIIAN LYSEIKO

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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Ukraine and separatist troops begin withdrawal from Luhansk town

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