: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Both sides claim violations after Ukraine ceasefire starts


KIEV, Ukraine — A ceasefire was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives.

But within two hours of the ceasefire’s scheduled start, the warring sides were already trading accusations of fresh attacks.

International attention will be focused in the coming days on the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve, where Ukrainian government forces have for weeks been fending off severe onslaughts from pro-Russian separatists.

The U.S. State Department said images from eastern Ukraine offer “credible pieces of evidence” that the Russian military…Keep …read more

Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer

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