The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have pledged renewed support for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of fresh fighting near the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
The leaders on Thursday condemned the fighting and urged both sides to observe the truce, which has seen a series of violations.
Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said Thursday pro-Russian separatists, fresh from a victory over Ukrainian forces at Debaltseve, had been carrying out heavy shelling of Shyrokyne, a village on the outskirts of Mariupol. The main seaport in eastern Ukraine, Mariupol was the scene of intense fighting last year before …read more
Source: Voice of America
