DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – Battles raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks.Intense artillery fire thundered around the Kiev-controlled town of Debaltseve, a key position between the rebel bastions of Donetsk and Lugansk, where insurgent fighters are trying to encircle Ukrainian troops.A convoy carrying an AFP crew into the beleaguered town – which once had a population of about 25,000 – came under fire, blowing out the windows of a bus in the convoy and lightly injuring two people.Officials said …read more
Source: AsiaOne
