Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The ceasefire in Ukraine hung by a thread Wednesday after President Petro Poroshenko accused pro-Russian rebels of sinking the peace process and ordered troop reinforcements to eastern cities.Artillery explosions could be heard around the airport in Donetsk, where Ukrainian soldiers have been holding out for weeks against surrounding separatist forces. Following salvos of Grad multiple rockets and cannon fire, black smoke rose from the area of Peski, a government-held village near the airport.Later Wednesday, ceasefire observers representing government forces, rebels, Russia and the European security body OSCE were due to “discuss a possible path to a …read more
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