In Mariupol they demand from Poroshenko to cancel the order to withdraw volunteer battalions from Shirokino – Semenchenko
The soldiers of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion “Donbass” were read the order of the commander of sector “M” on the withdrawal from Shirokino.
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People's Deputy and former battalion commander Semyon Semenchenko reported this on his Facebook page.
“According to information from Donbass officers, in the morning at the formation of the chief of staff of the National Guard group in sector M, the order of the commander of sector M, General Fedorov, was read out. In pursuance of the order of General Staff Muzhenko, the battalion, which has been fighting on the front line for 1,5 years, six months of which in Shirokino, is planned to be withdrawn (for reasons of secrecy, I will write - very far from the front line). They didn’t give the order,” the people’s deputy wrote.
According to him, on the evening of July 25, residents of Mariupol began preparing for a rally against the withdrawal of troops from Shirokino.
"This evening, Mariupol patriots decided to organize Automaidan and set up pickets. They are demanding that volunteer battalions not be withdrawn from Shyrokyne. They are demanding Poroshenko come to Mariupol. They are asking for help from patriots in other regions of Ukraine," he added.
As PolitNavigator reported, Semenchenko announced yesterday that several units, including the Donbas unit, are intended to be withdrawn from Shyrokyne. Unofficial reports suggest they may even be withdrawn from the ATO zone.
Let us recall that the day before Petro Poroshenko said that the agreement on the withdrawal of weapons with a caliber of less than 100 mm from the contact line in Donbass should be signed before August 3.
Mariupol demands Poroshenko rescind the order to withdraw volunteer battalions from Shyrokyne – Semenchenko