Destroyed Ukrainian military armored vehicles are seen on the northern outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Feb. 17. Despite a ceasefire, which began on Sunday, artillery shelling was heard in the nearby town of Debaltseve. Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images
A ceasefire imposed Saturday night on Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatists was largely holding Tuesday, except in the strategic railway town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.
Rebels and Ukrainian soldiers exchanged fire around the train station on Monday and into Tuesday, several news agencies reported. Both the rebels and government forces say they have control of the area. International monitors from the …read more
Source: PBS
