RIA Novosti: Kiev, Donetsk Militia Sign ‘Buffer Zone’ Agreement

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MOSCOW, October 10 (RIA Novosti) – Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine has signed an agreement with Kiev authorities on the establishment of a ‘buffer zone’ separating the sides of the conflict, DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Friday.

“We have signed an agreement on a buffer zone. The document stipulates that Kiev-led forces will pull out from several towns, including Peski,” Zakharchenko told members of his Oplot movement.

Peski is a suburb of Donetsk where Kiev-led forces deployed artillery to carry out the shelling of the city controlled by independence supporters.

According to Zakharchenko, Kiev will retain control of the key towns of Mariupol, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk in the region.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko carried out on Friday an inspection of combat readiness of the government forces involved in a military operation against independence supporters in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

 

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