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Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
Feb16

Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire

Debaltseve, a government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas, came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there. …read more Source:...

Ukraine town held by government forces shelled heavily
Feb16

Ukraine town held by government forces shelled heavily

A government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there. A Kyiv military source said four Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 21 wounded since the internationally negotiated ceasefire...

Ukraine, Russia-backed rebels accuse each other of violating of cease-fire
Feb16

Ukraine, Russia-backed rebels accuse each other of violating of cease-fire

The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels are accusing each other of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...

Ukraine cease-fire deadline provokes bitter last-gasp battle
Feb16

Ukraine cease-fire deadline provokes bitter last-gasp battle

Lead Putin: Leaders agree deal for Ukraine cease-fire after all-night talks …read more Source:...

Ukraine truce shattered in battle for Debaltseve — where pro-Russian rebels say ceasefire doesn’t apply
Feb16

Ukraine truce shattered in battle for Debaltseve — where pro-Russian rebels say ceasefire doesn’t apply

Shelling resumed around the contested Ukrainian town of Debaltseve Sunday, shattering a delicate truce and jeopardizing hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Guns fell silent across swathes of the front line at midnight on Saturday after Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist leaders issued public ceasefire orders. Both sides reported an...

Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West
Feb16

Marc Bennetts: How Putin is priming Russia for nuclear stand-off with the West

Earlier this month, as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and forces loyal to the Western-backed government in Kyiv, Dmitry Kiselyov, the pugnacious, middle-aged journalist who heads Russia’s main state news agency, gazed defiantly into a TV studio camera. “What is Russia preparing for?” he asked. As if in reply,...

Ukraine Cease-Fire Largely Holds, Despite Shelling Reports
Feb16

Ukraine Cease-Fire Largely Holds, Despite Shelling Reports

The cease-fire took effect Sunday morning, but there have already been accusations of shelling in the city of Debaltseve. NPR’s Arun Rath talks to Karoun Demirjian from The Washington Post on the latest from the conflict zone.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Globe in Ukraine: Nation falls largely quiet as ceasefire takes effect
Feb15

Globe in Ukraine: Nation falls largely quiet as ceasefire takes effect

Fate of agreement likely hinges on what happens in the previously unknown Debaltseve …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukraine ceasefire largely holding, except around contested railway hub
Feb15

Ukraine ceasefire largely holding, except around contested railway hub

…read more Source: Toronto...

Ukraine ceasefire largely holding; shelling heard from railway hub
Feb15

Ukraine ceasefire largely holding; shelling heard from railway hub

A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, officials said, except for around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve. …read more Source: CTV...