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 a fragile truce.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said 300 government troops had surrendered as it took control of four-fifths of the rail and highway junction, which links the breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk and where thousands of Ukrainian forces are holed up. Ukraine’s military denied soldiers had surrendered and …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
