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OSCE mission verifies first stage of LPR arms withdrawal, says Russia's Interfax:
LUHANSK. Oct 17 (Interfax) - The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (OSCE SMM) has finalized verification of armaments with calibers under 100mm and hardware withdrawn by the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) under the Minsk agreements.
"The OSCE mission has finalized the process of verification of mortars with calibers up to 120mm withdrawn by the militia. So, the first stage of withdrawal of our armaments has come to an end," the Luhansk information center quoted LPR militia corps first deputy commander Sergei Kozlov as saying on Saturday.