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The Ukrainian armed forces are to start the next phase of the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line in Donbas on March 5.


“Today, March 5, is the start of another phase of the withdrawal of artillery systems from the contact line in the ATO [antiterrorist operation] zone to distances determined in the Minsk agreements. In particular, BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers along the entire contact line are to be relocated to prepared positions,” the ATO press center reported on March 5.