Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to press at Borispol airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday. AP PHOTO/MIKHAIL PALINCHAK
Russian rebels hoist up their flag in Debaltseve
BY BALINT SZLANKO AND NATALIYA VASILYEVA
The Associated Press
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine – After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-backed separatists, who hoisted a flag in triumph over the town. The Ukrainian president confirmed that he had ordered troops to pull out and the rebels reported taking hundreds of soldiers captive.
Associated Press reporters saw several dozen Ukrainian troops retreating with their weapons Wednesday morning from the town in eastern Ukraine, covered …read more
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