Ukrainian troops were seen traveling away from Debaltseve on Monday towards the city of Artemivsk. ( скачать в хорошем качестве

Ukrainian troops were seen traveling away from Debaltseve on Monday towards the city of Artemivsk. (

(23 Feb 2015) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 2048263 Ukrainian troops were seen traveling away from Debaltseve on Monday towards the city of Artemivsk on Monday. A military spokesman said continuing attacks from rebels are delaying Ukrainian forces' pullback of heavy weapons from the frontline in the country's east. Under a peace agreement reached Feb. 12, both sides are to withdraw their heavy weapons 25 to 70 kilometers (16 to 44 miles) back to create a buffer zone. Ukrainian officials said Sunday they were planning to start. However, military officials told reporters the moves will not begin until rebel attacks entirely stop, in line with a cease-fire that was supposed to begin Feb. 15. An Associated Press reporter on Monday saw Ukrainian forces moving back from around the town of Debaltseve, which was captured last week by rebel forces after a fierce weekslong siege. Russia has denied arming the rebels, a denial scoffed at by Western nations and NATO, who point to satellite pictures of Russian weapons in Ukraine. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...