MOSCOW. Sept 4 (Interfax) - The militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) claims the Ukrainian army has been retreating from the Starobilsk area.
"Starobilsk residents say there is a massive departure of Ukrainian servicemen from populated localities around the city. There is a number of military groups left in some populated areas," Southeastern Front information center head Konstantin Knyrik told Interfax.
The militia also reported the overnight repositioning of Ukrainian military hardware in the Luhansk region.
"Ukrainian military convoys started their journey from the side of Luhansk to Svatovo at 3:30 a.m. Moscow time. A convoy of approximately 100 Ural and KrAZ trucks crossed Starobilsk at about 7 a.m. Moscow time. They were also headed for Svatovo," Knyrik said.