A new cease-fire agreement was implemented in Ukraine Monday, aiming to stem the escalating clashes between Ukrainian fighters and Russian-backed separatists on the ground. Despite hopes that this planned effort would calm recent tensions, there were a reported 200 cease-fire violations on Tuesday night alone.
A previous cease-fire in the country, brought into force in 2015, has been tested repeatedly since Jan. 29, when hostilities flared up after Russian-backed separatists of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) allegedly attacked Ukrainian positions with heavy weapons.
These weapons – grad rockets, tanks and 120mm mortar rounds – are banned under the Minsk II …read more
Source: VICE News
