Donetsk People’s Republic completes weapons pullout

Subdivisions of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have completed the pullout of artillery weapons with caliber under 100mm from the engagement line in conformity with the Minsk II, Spokesman of the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Eduard Basurin said today.

“I can say that artillery with caliber under 100 mm in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been pulled out,” he said.

Earlier EADaily reported that last Thursday, on October 22, the DPR completed the pull out of tanks.  The pull out of mortars is expected to start on November 6.  Under the agreements made in Minsk, tanks must be pulled back from the engagement line, first. The second stage of pull out is artillery with caliber under 100mm. At the third stage, the parties must pull back 120mm mortars.