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The conflict parties in eastern Ukraine should begin removing their troops and equipment to a 15 kilometers distance, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council said.

“In accordance with the text of the memorandum, which talks about a 15 kilometer zone, each side should begin removing its heavy equipment and weapons today,” Volodymyr Poliovy, deputy head of the information center of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, told a briefing on Saturday, Sept. 20.