WorldNews Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 [attach=full]17895[/attach]Ukraine's army and separatist rebels appeared Sunday to be complying at least partially with their truce accord, saying they will start pulling back heavy weapons from the frontline after carrying out a prisoner exchange. An AFP journalist in the eastern rebel stronghold of Donetsk heard intense shelling for an hour early Sunday to the north of the city, near the regional airport that fell to the rebels a month ago after fierce battles. Continued shelling has been reported there and Kiev alleges that 20 Russian tanks have been deployed towards it. Despite those hostilities, Ukrainian officials and the separatists said they have jointly agreed to finally start the pullback of heavy weapons -- a step meant to have begun on Tuesday and completed by March 3 under the truce. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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