Over 90% of Ukrainian troops withdrawn from Debaltseve

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According to Stelmakh, the withdrawal of troops from Debaltseve to a new front line is being completed.

"More than 90% of the military personnel have already withdrawn from the town and its outskirts," he said.

"The planned redeployment of the Ukrainian troops has demonstrated once again that there was no encirclement. The Ukrainian military units will occupy new, more favorable positions for the defense of the country," Stelmakh said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on Wednesday evening Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that a total of 2,475 Ukrainian troops had already withdrawn from Debaltseve in the east of Ukraine.