(VOVworld) – The self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic announced Monday it has withdrawn all of its heavy weapons from the demarcation line under monitoring by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and media representatives.

LPR has fully withdrawn all of its heavy weapons from the demarcation line informed the OSCE of the hardware’s new location. (Photo: RIA Novosti/Mikhail Voskresenskiy)

Igor Yatsenko representing the People’s Militia of Lugansk, said all units pulled back their heavy weapons in compliance with the Minsk-2 agreement last Sunday. He noted that the force remains ready for combat if necessary.

Denis Pushilin, a representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said Monday that Ukraine’s call to deploy an international mission to eastern Ukraine went against the Minsk agreement and could threaten the peace process. He urged Kiev not to violate the signed agreement and said parties to the Minsk deal should use their influence to persuade both sides to honor the agreement.