Ukraine’s military is for the second consecutive day reporting a “significant reduction” in attacks by pro-Russian rebels, but says a cease-fire has not yet taken hold in eastern Ukraine.
Rebels carried out 19 attacks on government-held territory and targets over the previous 24 hours, according to a Facebook statement Wednesday by the press center for the Kyiv military.
On Tuesday, rebels began pulling heavy weapons back from the front lines, as required by an internationally mediated cease-fire that was supposed to begin February 15.
The Ukraine government has said it will not pull back its weapons until the rebel attacks cease completely. It …read more
Source: Voice of America
