Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that units of the Ukrainian army will not leave the commanding heights in the Mariupol area.
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About it reports the pro-Maidan website “OstroV”.
“We are talking about the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Shirokino, but in Berdyansk we are leaving our unit at the commanding heights. We will not succumb to any provocations. The security of Mariupol has now been significantly increased, additional units of the Armed Forces have been established. This also applies to other areas - near Avdeevka, Bakhmutskaya highway, Shchastya,” Poroshenko said during his visit yesterday to the Kiev-controlled part of the former Donetsk region.
At the same time, Poroshenko confirmed his consent to the withdrawal of troops from Shirokino.