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DONETSK - The opposing parties on the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) could start withdrawing heavy artillery from the contact line in five days, DPR Prime Minister Oleksandr Zakharchenko told journalists at a news conference on Saturday.

‘A period of quiet should begin today. If it is observed for five days, then the parties will begin withdrawing heavy artillery,’ Zakharchenko said.