According to the OSCE, the militants are deploying military equipment both at their training grounds in the occupied territories and in residential areas and in the withdrawal zones of weapons.
“The observers saw 20 howitzers, 8 tanks and 6 multiple launch rocket systems,
located in violation of the withdrawal lines in non-government-controlled areas of the Donetsk region, including at 2 landfills and in 3 residential areas, “- said in a statement.
In violation of the withdrawal lines, the militants deployed military equipment in Boykovsky, Makeevka, Donetsk, Ternov, Novoazovsk.
In Boykovsky we saw 6 Grads, 7 tanks, towed and self-propelled howitzers of various types. In Makeyevka – 4 howitzers. At the same time, the militants placed 2 of them in a residential area, and another 2 – near the village.
In a residential area of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, an OSCE patrol spotted a T-64 tank. The militants deployed 3 howitzers “Gvozdika” of 122 caliber each in Novoazovsk and in Ternovoye.
The SMM also saw 6 tanks, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems and 1 mortar in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk (Novoazovsk) and Luhansk (Peremozhnoe) regions outside the withdrawal lines but outside the designated weapons storage areas.
The SMM also saw 18 armored combat vehicles in a non-government-controlled area of Donetsk region.
“Including 16 at the training ground, in the zone where, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the Memorandum of September 19, 2014, the deployment of heavy weapons and military equipment is prohibited,” the OSCE said.
This technique was noticed by observers at the training ground in Boykovsky.
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