On June 28, Ukrainian troops abandoned their advanced positions near the urban-type settlement of Stanytsia Luhanska north of the occupied regional capital city of Luhansk and retreated closer to the town to create a disengagement area agreed back in 2016. The military formations of the Russian-backed separatists in Luhansk region have reportedly pulled out too. Can creating a new “gray zone” area endanger Stanytsia Luhanska?
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Yuri Zoria: Disengagement in Stanytsia Luhanska – path to peace or territorial losses?
Russian-backed separatists guard a checkpoint in Stanytsia Luhanska, Lugansk region, on March 7, 2017, as an elderly man carrying bags passes into Ukraine-controlled territory.
