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The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has demanded that the Ukrainian security forces pull out of the region's territory by 2100 on May 15, Myroslav Rudenko, a co-chairman of the Donetsk People's Republic government, told Interfax

“It’s true that our military has presented an ultimatum to Ukraine at 21-00 yesterday that it must pull out its troops from Donbas territory within 24 hours. If this doesn’t happen, our military may make them do this by force,” Rudenko said.