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Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk have withdrawn all heavy weapons from the front lines in accordance with a recent peace deal, the rebel group Donetsk People's Republic said Saturday. On the other side, the Kiev-backed Donetsk regional authority said Ukrainian forces also withdrew all heavy weapons from the front lines in Donetsk, but added that in a 24-hour period from Friday to Saturday pro-Russian militants carried out 46 attacks, all of which were repelled, according to Col. Valentin Fedichev. A shaky ceasefire has been in place in Donetsk and the neighboring Luhansk region, the center of a months-long conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. The estimated number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since April 2014 now exceeds 6,000 "in spite of successive ceasefires," the United Nations Human Rights Office said earlier this week. The escalation in fighting in recent weeks, particularly near the Donetsk airport and in the Debaltseve area, resulted in hundreds of deaths, both civilian and military, according to the United Nations report. The report paints a picture of "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure," said U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. He called for all sides to adhere to the peace deal, reached last month in Minsk, Belarus, which calls for a ceasefire in many of the conflict's hotspots. Victoria Butenko contributed from Kiev. CNN's Michael Martinez wrote from Los Angeles.
The withdrawal comes after last month's peace deal.
A shaky ceasefire has been in place in Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk.
Skriv höjdpunkter för denna artikel: Kiev, Ukraina (CNN)Proryska rebeller i Donetsk har dragit tillbaka alla tunga vapen från frontlinjerna i enlighet med en nyligen genomförd fredsavtal, rebellgruppen Donetsk Folkrepubliken sade lördag. Å andra sidan sade den Kiev-stödda Donetsk regionala myndigheten att ukrainska styrkor också drog tillbaka alla tunga vapen från frontlinjerna i Donetsk, men tillade att under en 24-timmarsperiod från fredag till lördag genomförde proryska militanter 46 attacker, som alla var avvisade, enligt överste Valentin Fedichev. En skakig vapenvila har förekommit i Donetsk och grannregionen Luhansk, centrum för en mångårig konflikt mellan proryska separatister och ukrainska regeringsstyrkor. Det beräknade antalet människor som dödats i östra Ukraina sedan april 2014 överstiger nu 6 000 "trots successiva vapenvila", sade FN:s kontor för mänskliga rättigheter tidigare i veckan. De senaste veckornas upptrappning av striderna, särskilt i närheten av flygplatsen i Donetsk och i området kring Debaltseve, har lett till hundratals dödsfall, både civila och militära, enligt FN:s rapport. Rapporten målar upp en bild av "den obarmhärtiga förödelsen av civila liv och infrastruktur", sade FN:s högkommissarie för mänskliga rättigheter Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. Han uppmanade alla parter att ansluta sig till fredsöverenskommelsen, som nåddes förra månaden i Minsk, Vitryssland, som kräver eldupphör i många av konfliktens hotspots. Victoria Butenko bidrog från Kiev. CNN:s Michael Martinez skrev från Los Angeles.
Write highlights for this article: Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk have withdrawn all heavy weapons from the front lines in accordance with a recent peace agreement, rebel group Donetsk People's Republic said Saturday. On the other hand, the Kiev-backed Donetsk regional authority said that Ukrainian forces also withdrew all heavy weapons from the front lines of Donetsk, but added that during a 24-hour period from Friday to Saturday, pro-Russian militants conducted 46 attacks, all of which were rejected, according to Colonel Valentin Fedichev. A shaky ceasefire has occurred in Donetsk and neighbouring region of Luhansk, the centre of a longstanding conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. The estimated number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since April 2014 now exceeds 6,000 "despite successive ceasefires," said the United Nations Human Rights Office earlier this week. The escalation of fighting in recent weeks, particularly near Donetsk airport and the Debaltseve area, has led to hundreds of deaths, both civilian and military, according to the UN report. The report paints an image of "the merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure," said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. He called on all parties to join the peace agreement reached last month in Minsk, Belarus, which calls for a ceasefire in many of the hotspots of the conflict. Victoria Butenko contributed from Kiev. CNN's Michael Martinez wrote from Los Angeles.
Utträdet kommer efter förra månadens fredsavtal. En skakig vapenvila har förekommit i Donetsk och grannlandet Luhansk.
The resignation comes after last month's peace agreement. A shaky truce has occurred in Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk.