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Ukraine’s envoy claims 10 new deaths despite cease-fire
Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN has also alleged that pro-Russian separatists have shelled Ukrainian troops 164 times since the truce. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine, Rebels Continue Fight for Debaltseve – Feb. 17, 2015
Cannons of the Ukrainian armed forces are seen at their positions near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 17, 2015. Ukrainian artillery is at a position outside of the village of Luhanske, some 20 kilometers (14 miles) north of Debaltseve, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near...
Ukraine says peace hopes ‘destroyed’ as rebels assault town
Fierce fighting was raging in the streets of Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub between the main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk …read more Source: The...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages
Rebels say the ceasefire does not apply to the main battle front at the town of Debaltseve, where they have a Ukrainian military garrison surrounded. …read more Source: Gulf...
E. Ukraine Cease-fire Breach Traps Thousands of Civilians
GENEVA—The U.N. human rights office says it is very alarmed by reports thousands of civilians are trapped in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. The agency says pitched battles between pro-Russian rebels and government forces continue despite the recently declared cease-fire. The U.N. human rights office says it has not managed to get...
Rebels enter key eastern Ukraine town of Debaltseve
Street-to-street fighting underway but government denies rebel claims they have taken full control of transport hub. …read more Source: AL...
Rebels enter key eastern Ukraine town of Debaltseve
Street-to-street fighting has broke out inside Debaltseve, a key transport hub in eastern Ukraine, threatening the country’s already fragile three-day old ceasefire. Debaltseve has been largely encircled by heavily armed rebels who previously had been exchanging continous artillery fire with up to 8,000 government troops holed up inside....
Separatists claim control of crucial Ukrainian crossroads town
Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving on a road stretching away from the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine, towards Debaltseve, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP)Kiev—Rebels in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday they took control of most of the strategic crossroad town Debaltseve in fighting that’s threatening to undermine...
Ukraine: Separatists claim part capture of Debaltseve
Ukraine reports five soldiers killed as pro-Russian separatists claim seizure of part of the country’s eastern railway hub. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine truce ‘breached 40 times within 24 hours’
Fighting in Ukraine continues around Debaltseve despite cease-fire deal agreed in Minsk …read more Source: Anadolu...
