Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said separatist rebels have withdrawn a significant amount of heavy weapons, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement signed in February.
"Ukraine has withdrawn the lion's share of its rocket and heavy artillery systems. The Russian-backed fighters have also withdrawn a significant amount," the president said to media.
"There is a ceasefire or there isn't - it depends on how you look at it," he said regarding the truce, with both sides accusing each other of breaking it in recent weeks.
The president further said, 64 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the truce began in February.
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