Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels agreed Thursday night to a brief ceasefire in Debaltseve, a hotly contested, strategic city that separatists have nearly surrounded this week, the Russian news service Itar-Tass reports. The truce is to last until 8 a.m. local time on Friday and is intended to allow for a humanitarian corridor to extricate remaining civilians before what bids to be a fierce battle for the town and its rail hub, which connects two separatist strongholds. …read more
Source: International Business Times
