MOSCOW - The pro-Russia rebels holding parts of eastern Ukraine said on Sept. 23 they had begun pulling heavy artillery away from the battle zone after Kyiv troops did the same, in an early sign that an attempt to cement a peace deal could be taking hold.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Pro-Russia rebels say they are pulling heavy artillery back from war-torn zone
Ukrainians who had been captured by pro-Russian rebels walk on a road near Slavyanoserbsk on Sept. 22, 2014, after being freed under the terms of a ceasefire deal between Kiev and the separatist forces.
