ARTEMIVSK: Ukraine's military on Thursday said it had started withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, bolstering a stuttering peace plan as the United States and Russia traded barbs over the conflict.

The announced pull-back -- a key part of a peace deal negotiated earlier this month -- comes after a shaky truce that was meant to come into force on February 15 but only took hold across the conflict zone in recent days.

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