MOSCOW. Feb 26 (Interfax) - The OSCE mission has registered the beginning withdrawal of heavy armaments by the Donbas militia, Eduard Basurin of the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said in an interview with the RT television channel.
"The movement of convoys started at 10 a.m. today in the presence of the OSCE monitors. They [the monitoring mission] registered the beginning of the movement," Basurin said.
In total, five OSCE teams are working on the ground, he said. "Five teams were sent to the designated areas. The OSCE mission went there and made the records. We have met all of their demands," Basurin added.