Section: Africa&ME
US urges Russia to implement ceasefire in full – Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire
DONETSK/ARTEMIVSK: Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce yesterday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. Guns fell abruptly silent at midnight across much of eastern Ukraine in line with the ceasefire agreement, reached after a week of diplomacy led by France...
Ukraine truce largely observed, except around flashpoint town
Sporadic bombardments targeting the key railway hub of Debaltseve were audible some kilometres away. …read more Source: Gulf...
What you need to know about Ukraine’s ceasefire – graphic
Here are the key points to the truce which came after a flurry of diplomacy last week as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France gathered in the capital of Belarus, Minsk in a bid to end the conflict. …read more Source: The...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine’s fragile ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Two dead after Ukraine truce kicks off
Two civilians were killed by rebel rocket fire shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Firing continues at strategic Debaltseve, but stops elsewhere …read more Source: Gulf...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine truce mainly holding after shaky start
Fighting drops sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday but there is still sporadic shooting after a ceasefire came into force …read more Source: Business...
Two civilians killed after start of Ukraine ceasefire
Two civilians were killed by rockets fired by rebels shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine Sunday, a pro-Kiev official said, but most of the frontline had fallen silent. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukrainian City Remembers Rocket Attack Victims
KRAMATORSK/SLOVYANSK—In Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s regional military headquarters for battling Russia-backed rebels in the east, officials held a memorial Saturday for those killed in a Tuesday rocket attack. A midnight cease-fire has stopped most of the fighting between Ukrainian forces and the rebels, though some sporadic clashes continue....
