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Luhansk People’s Republic confirms ceasefire agreement with Ukrainian army to take effect on Dec. 5

Published Dec. 2, 2014 at 10:43 am

Ukrainian soldiers carry their equipment back to their training camp after firing missiles with man-portable air-defense systems during exercices near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk, on Dec. 1, 2014.

Photo by AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV

Luhansk - The Ukrainian army and the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) militants have agreed on a ceasefire starting on Dec. 5 and the withdrawal of heavy armaments from the line of contact to begin on Dec. 6, LPR head Igor Plotnitsky said.

“It was agreed at negotiations on Nov. 29 to cease [fire] on Dec. 5 and to start the withdrawal of heavy hardware on Dec. 6,” Plotnitsky told Interfax on Tuesday, Dec. 2.